I heard birds singing

[Betty]

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.
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[FromTheRafters]

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.

[Betty]

You have a lot of places for them to hang out.

Server is back
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[FromTheRafters]

After serious thinking Betty wrote :

Gone again.

[Betty]

I saw.
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[FromTheRafters]

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.

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.

[Betty]

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. I just dreamed that you had posted some colorful
videos of spring green, so I woke up to watch. 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.

> 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.
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[FromTheRafters]

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 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.

> 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.

>> 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.

[Betty]

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
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[FromTheRafters]

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.

[Betty]

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.
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[FromTheRafters]

Our feeders are in, but we have other attractions for bear.

[Betty]

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.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty formulated on Thursday :

I dhould wear our sleigh bells too.

[Betty]

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.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty has brought this to us :

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.

[Betty]

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?
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty used his or her keyboard to write :

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.

[Betty]

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.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty explained :

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.

[Betty]

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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[FromTheRafters]

Betty expressed precisely :

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.

[Betty]

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.
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[FromTheRafters]

More than one, one is close by.

[Betty]

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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[FromTheRafters]

Betty was thinking very hard :

It's supposed to snow again this weekend, maybe she'll go into
hibernation.

[Betty]

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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[FromTheRafters]

Good for both of us, but I doubt it will happen. With social distancing
in place, she might go downtown for some photo ops.

[Betty]

FromTheRafters wrote:
> Betty wrote on 5/7/2020 :
>> FromTheRafters wrote:

[...]

>>> It's supposed to snow again this weekend, maybe she'll go into
>>> hibernation.
>>

>> I saw the news about the 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.
>
> Good for both of us, but I doubt it will happen. With social distancing
> in place, she might go downtown for some photo ops.

A photo op for you would be good, a video even, if you could do the
shoot from your window.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty laid this down on his screen :

A little dusting of snow outside. This should be the last snow of the
season.

[Betty]

I saw the snow falling in Dublin, but it wasn't sticking to the
pavement. Not enough snow to send your bear back to sleep.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty explained on 5/9/2020 :

We got about an inch so far, and the rest shouldn't amount to much
more.

[Betty]

The sun is shining brightly here, no birds singing and no bears visiting.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty was thinking very hard :

It's windy now, and cold. Some snow still on the ground or blowing in
the wind.

[Betty]

Cold and windy is not so great. Blowing snow might produce a few
micro-snow-rollers, that would be fun. Not a good day for a walk.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty explained :

I went out and got the mail. Saw some dog walkers and some joggers and
strollers. They looked cold.

[Betty]

They must have been tired of staying home. A cold wind is twice as bad
as just a cool temperature, in my opinion. I haven't even been out to
get the mail for a couple of days, no ambition to do so.
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[FromTheRafters]

After serious thinking Betty wrote :

Some states take care of that boredom by having armed gatherings at
official government sessions. My state just says to enjoy your local
parks and trails instead of gathering in large groups.

I guess the ones with the guns are the ones who were wearing masks
while hiding under beds and just got too tired of it.

> A cold wind is twice as bad as
> just a cool temperature, in my opinion. I haven't even been out to get the
> mail for a couple of days, no ambition to do so.

Best to leave it in isolation for a few days anyway.

[Betty]

I saw a sign at the park near me that said it was closed, but it may
have been referring to just the playground.

> I guess the ones with the guns are the ones who were wearing masks while
> hiding under beds and just got too tired of it.
>

I saw that 'snowflake' comment. Smart poster ... they think. [g]

>> A cold wind is twice as bad as just a cool temperature, in my opinion.
>> I haven't even been out to get the mail for a couple of days, no
>> ambition to do so.
>
> Best to leave it in isolation for a few days anyway.

My thought too. I have one bill to pay, but have no stamps. I guess I'll
call to see if I can pay by phone.
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[FromTheRafters]

Our more popular mountain trails stay open year round, but they had to
close the parking lots because some people were starting to party
there. They suggest 'walking distance' parks or trails are better
because of the parking problem.

>> I guess the ones with the guns are the ones who were wearing masks while
>> hiding under beds and just got too tired of it.
>>
>
> I saw that 'snowflake' comment. Smart poster ... they think. [g]

That poster(s) is evil, like Burford, probably a PR firm again.

>>> A cold wind is twice as bad as just a cool temperature, in my opinion. I
>>> haven't even been out to get the mail for a couple of days, no ambition to
>>> do so.
>>
>> Best to leave it in isolation for a few days anyway.
>
> My thought too. I have one bill to pay, but have no stamps. I guess I'll call
> to see if I can pay by phone.

That's a good idea.

[Betty]

I don't understand the need to party, especially in a parking lot. But,
if they are so unconcerned about catching the new disease, why not party
in their homes. Far more convenient.

>>> I guess the ones with the guns are the ones who were wearing masks
>>> while hiding under beds and just got too tired of it.
>>>
>>
>> I saw that 'snowflake' comment. Smart poster ... they think. [g]
>
> That poster(s) is evil, like Burford, probably a PR firm again.
>

I saw a Burford a day or so ago, but I don't remember where. The person
sounded like *the* Burford but only posted once and with a different
email. I saw a few new nyms this morning in the repair group, and they
used the service you told me about.

>>>> A cold wind is twice as bad as just a cool temperature, in my
>>>> opinion. I haven't even been out to get the mail for a couple of
>>>> days, no ambition to do so.
>>>
>>> Best to leave it in isolation for a few days anyway.
>>
>> My thought too. I have one bill to pay, but have no stamps. I guess
>> I'll call to see if I can pay by phone.
>
> That's a good idea.

I'll check it out.
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