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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.
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