We knew a goat that had a penchant for lighted cigarettes. Not sure if it was just the tobacco, and the fact it was lit didn't matter, but she would pick a lighted one for someones fingers if they got too close and were just holding it low; come up behind them and nick it when they weren't paying attention.
The birds in the wood were singing defiance at each other again yesterday afternoon, but couldn't see the bird to identify it.
sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 7380 Location: Just south of north.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 20 9:12 am Post subject:
What did the goat then do with the cigarette?
Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 6540 Location: New England (In the US of A)
It ate it. No, it didn't put it in its mouth and smoke it.
Those loons are rather odd birds Slim. I can see how they got their name.
Saw plenty of butterflies in the woods again yesterday; brimstone, probably a female too, orange tip and darker ones which were probably peacocks. Also plenty of bumble bees around. Bluebells and early purple orchids in flower. Just hoping the hoards stay away.
Son managed to get a picture of a buzzard soaring and a robin posing the other side of the yard. Both have come out quite well considering the distance. SIL is staying in at the moment as she has chest problems, so I have been instructed to get son to take pictures of the flowers and send them to her by Messenger. That way she gets her spring flower fix without leaving her house or garden.
my second mother said that she does not speak the tribe's language , few folk do, and most of them have learnt it from a cultural heritage perspective rather than as the household language they grew up with.
i replied "rather like the few cornish speakers then"
the last native language cornish speaker was buried in Paul churchyard in the 19thc, current speakers are from a revived tradition based on some known words that were written down and brythonic language structures. ie modern cornish speakers would be unlikely to be able to have a fluent conversation in 1500 ce
i know a few words of cornish but have no idea how to converse in it.
i wonder if the vineland vikings called them måne and
i have been re arranging the yard for summer and have moved and improved the restaurant.
it works fine for sitting in sun or shade(big umbrella to follow), the light is better and i can add brolly reflectors/mylar as required
i think i have covered most "attack routes" from avian predators( hi grin i left you a difficult but plausible route, it would be rude not to if i was sitting with a camera ) so the sammisons are fairly safe from the owls when gleaning at night and the small birds stand a fair chance of evading grin in the stems of the bramble and potted trees
they are adjusting fast to moving the tables and having new decor, and they seem to approve of chef's new menu which now includes fruit
i found half a punnet of grapes that had got lost in the fridge, bit cold dried and perhaps ready to ferment once outside. mr and mrs brack have scoffed maybe 300 g in a couple of days, they love em which was a bit of a surprise to me, they might have had them before(they do grow here and folk feed birds) but they seem more popular than traditional snacks like seed n nuts, mealworms or brandling earthworms. they are not keen on big worms but the wee red chaps can go 3 or 4 at a time, yum.
i need to send a pm re the bottle thing
) so the sammisons are fairly safe from the owls when gleaning at night and the small birds stand a fair chance of evading grin in the stems of the bramble and potted trees
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