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Re: I heard birds singing

Date 2020-05-07 13:30 -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 was thinking very hard :
>> 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.
> 
> It's supposed to snow again this weekend, maybe she'll go into hibernation.

I saw the news about the snow snow, couldn't believe it. There was a big 
storm here Tuesday, I don't think it was forecast. There's rain in the 
forecast for later today, but that can change. As for your bear, a late 
season nap is a good idea.
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