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mhardy6647

We had some stormy weather today -- clearin' out just around sunset.

mrbigbluelight

One would think that, just based upon its name alone, that pumpernickel bread would be more scrumptious than, say, some good Jewish rye bread but....it isn't !

And I'll say it: its not fair !!
Something needs to be done about that, somebody needs to so something !
😳😱🤯

mhardy6647

(ASR)

mrbigbluelight

Can you direct me to the 'Large Print Audio Books', please ?
Huh ? I said .

CAN YOU DIRECT ME TO THE 'LARGE PRINT AUDIO BOOKS', PLEASE ?

Thank you Ms. Keller
🦮🧑‍🦯

msg

dare to lead is meant to be spoken quietly, while all others in that section are to be shouted.

mhardy6647

https://bsky.app/profile/tomgauld.bsky.social/post/3kvo5ma5pbk24

OleBoot

OleBoot

mhardy6647

OleBoot wrote: »

Oy. Those modern low compression engines and their press fit sparkplugs.

OleBoot

msg

OleBoot wrote: »

I feel like that's @F1nut 's cat walking away.

mhardy6647

Not sure how, but I somehow managed to bring up the 'recent activity' page. I was amused by the top "badge" entry.
Congratulations, @Mystery ! Didn't know this was a thing.

mhardy6647

mhardy6647

Earlier today: FFOTY
First Fawn Of the Year (in the yard, that is), 2024.

Kex

👆 Does that make you a YIMBY rather than a NIMBY? 😜

mhardy6647

Well... they eat pretty much everything we plant that's not fenced and/or electric fenced... but the little ones are adorbsable.

meanwhile, from our budskis @ ASR...

Kex

Reminds me of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18

Him (trying to impress):

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate!

Her (decidedly unimpressed):

Wut?! Do you mean I’m hot and sweaty!

Wouldn’t help his case if they were anywhere in the southern states… 😱

treitz3

FFOTY - Doc, I was out mowing the lawn before the heat wave hit and as I was about to wrap up the last 10 or so strips of grass, I notice something in the lawn, to the right of this huge mower. I stop and there is a fawn hunkered down, barely visible, and at first? I thought it was dead.

I paused and looked at it foe about 20 seconds, mower still running, and I saw an ear flinch....then I saw it's eyes blink.

I kept mowing and was gonna just mow around it (giving it plenty of room) but by the next time I got close, the poor fella couldn't stand the fear anymore and took off into the woods.

I could tell it had been there for quite some time, as the grass was discolored and heavily matted down. Hopefully, it ended up reuniting with mama.

If this ever happens again? I'll just stop mowing until I know the fawn is gone. Cute little sucker! Especially up close. When I stopped to look at it the first time? I was maybe 2 feet away from it.

Tom

Viking64

^^^^ Reported for overuse of unnecessary question marks.

mhardy6647

That is how deer work
Mom puts the kid(s) somewhere she views as safe, nestled in tall grass, and goes off to -- you know, do whatever mom deer do. The fawns stay put. They do not budge. It's a good adaptive strategy for survival -- until it's not. Predators are a risk, of course. Unfortunately, around here, some fawns also fall prey to haying operations.

The other thing that happens: Folks find the fawns, thinking they're abandoned. That can end badly, too. The local radio stations usually remind folks that an apparently abandoned fawn is, in fact, not at all abandoned.

mrbigbluelight

Mr. H, that mama doe in your pic has some of the scrawniest legs I've ever seen on a deer.
Your might want to put out a salt lick and some calcium infused alfalfa.
🦌

Viking64

Viking64

mhardy6647

mrbigbluelight wrote: »

Mr. H, that mama doe in your pic has some of the scrawniest legs I've ever seen on a deer.
Your might want to put out a salt lick and some calcium infused alfalfa.
🦌

Yeah, she looks kind of skinny. See her ribs, too -- she looks kind of run down Her coat looks OK, though.

Toolfan66

billbillw

I like big meters and I can't deny!

OleBoot

mhardy6647

mhardy6647

(also ASR)

Toolfan66

Van Halen II just showed up!!😎