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Re: I heard birds singing

Date 2020-05-05 18:30 -0500
From Betty <howdy@all.y'all>
Organization Whistle While You Work
Newsgroups alt.zzz.cypher
Subject Re: I heard birds singing
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FromTheRafters wrote:
> Betty has brought this to us :
>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>> Betty expressed precisely :
>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>> Betty explained :
>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>> Betty used his or her keyboard to write :
>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Betty has brought this to us :
>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Betty formulated on Thursday :
>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty submitted this idea :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty submitted this idea :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty submitted this idea :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After serious thinking Betty wrote :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After serious thinking Betty wrote :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty submitted this idea :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Around 6:15 this morning I could hear a lively 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chorus outside. It sounded like more than one 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bird, but I couldn't tell. The singing did not 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last very long and there has been no chirping 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are starting to gather here too. No food out 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there for a week. but thet come to hang out anyway.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have a lot of places for them to hang out.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Server is back
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gone again.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Still gone. I tried to go for a walk, but a cold 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breeze convinced me to go back inside. My tele-visit 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> went well and I had to go to the lab for bloodwork 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again today. Now I have two facemasks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a short fix.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was gone for a while again and so was AIOE.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen it come back.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just dreamed that you had posted some colorful 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> videos of spring green, so I woke up to watch.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not green here yet, ecept for the evergreens.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw a photo after having the dream, it was green and red.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's too bad about the walk, but good news about the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tele-visit and the new mask. Going to the lab so often 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is an unpleasant routine, maybe you rewarded yourself 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with some tasty junk food. A nice snack might be worth 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the trip. I hope the report is good.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No bad reports yet. When I got to the lab check-in the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clerk asked me the usual questions about name and birth 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> date medicare black lung new cough work related sore 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> throat etcetera. I can't find you in our computer Mr. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brower so I repeated my name again slowly and said 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Read my lips" and then I spelled it out for her.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We both had a good laugh behind our masks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That *is* funny, and laughing is good for you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw a Bobcat cross the road ahead of me as I went 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> down the hill, I pulled over and looked down the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> canyon to see if I could get a photo but I couldn't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> see anything moving down there. It is the first one I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have ever seen.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seeing a Bobcat is an exciting happening, I've never 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seen one either. We have them here and they have been 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> known to take small pets from yards of people who lack 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the good sense to watch them. Maybe you'll get another 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chance for a photo, hopefully not on a walk. I don't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know if they attack people, I'll have to look that up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seeing one in the daytime is a little worrying, makes 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me think of rabies. I guess they are out in the dusk 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and dawn times too though, I'll have to look it up, if 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have time - being so busy and all all the time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I looked.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://sciencing.com/dangers-bobcats-humans-8357741.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, thanks. It was pretty much as I thought. This might 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be a case where the Bobcat was only seen by me because of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the fact that animals are venturing out more due to the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decrease in human activity.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Our neighborhood Black Bear should be out and about now too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw a photo of a bear on the newspaper site a week or so 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ago. It was messing with a bird feeder. Be sure to look 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all around you before crossing your yard.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Our feeders are in, but we have other attractions for bear.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, maybe you carry bear spray with you when you go for a 
>>>>>>>>>>>> walk. I'd hate to run into a bear in any situation.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I dhould wear our sleigh bells too.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Good idea. I read about bears last year, but didn't retain all 
>>>>>>>>>> of the information, will have to look again. I do remember the 
>>>>>>>>>> video of one in your local shopping mall, or one store.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Damn, AIOE sure is flakey. I haven't been able to post except 
>>>>>>>>> in bursts when they accept posts. Black Bear can be dangerous, 
>>>>>>>>> but they usually are not. Brown Bear are more dangerous but 
>>>>>>>>> your hear more about Black Bear attacks because there are so 
>>>>>>>>> many of them in close proximity to people.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've noticed that about AIOE. I think he has his filters set too 
>>>>>>>> high. There have been some spam posts showing up in groups, this 
>>>>>>>> one too. I decided to look at that server and they are not there 
>>>>>>>> so you may not have seen them. That's good, but not if it 
>>>>>>>> interferes with legitimate posts. Also there are posts missing 
>>>>>>>> from some groups, but that could be Giganews.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I did read about bears last year, but all I remember is that you 
>>>>>>>> don't want close contact with them. I forgot if they are 
>>>>>>>> diurnal, but if you see them roaming during the day, I guess 
>>>>>>>> they are. I'll look for that information again. I wouldn't want 
>>>>>>>> you to experience an encounter. Do you have warnings from an 
>>>>>>>> official source if there is a problem bear in your neighborhood?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I suppose so, but I never looked. Someone years ago told me that 
>>>>>>> the paper mentioned a sighting up here, but up here we already 
>>>>>>> knew there were bears around. It is much more newsworthy when 
>>>>>>> they are at the High School or at the shopping centers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I used to see stories on the news when one had climbed a telephone 
>>>>>> pole and the only way to get it down was a tranquilizer. That's 
>>>>>> dangerous for the bear. I don't see any news now, except what I 
>>>>>> search for. You are in a forested area where bears live, that 
>>>>>> makes it more likely to see them. I know you've seen evidence of 
>>>>>> one visiting your yard, something a trail cam could document.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, the northwest corner of my yard is like a critter superhighway 
>>>>> from that woods across my south side yard to the other side of the 
>>>>> road and on to the powerlines. A trail cam would be fun.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe you'll get one. It would be fun to see what goes on when 
>>>> you're not watching. The activity you capture when you *are* 
>>>> watching is fun. It's too bad that your drone didn't work out the 
>>>> way you would have liked, it would be fun too.
>>>
>>> I haven't given up on the drone, I just need to practice more. It is 
>>> very disappointing to have a good flight and find the camera quit 
>>> after the first second.
>>
>> I was thinking of the crash you mentioned, and non control of the 
>> video. Maybe the camera is what you meant and I misunderstood. Anyway, 
>> you were enjoying flying it and that's what counts, though it would be 
>> more enjoyable with a successful video as a result. You'll get there.
>>
>> I went to Wiki and read about bears again, as I wondered if they raid 
>> the hives of bee keepers. They do. I thought you had a bee keeping 
>> neighbor.
> 
> More than one, one is close by.

Maybe the bear on your street likes honey and an easy free meal. I'd 
hate to be a bee keeper that loses the product to a hive raider.
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