HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a good week and keeps healthy. I'm hoping that everyone on this forum will avoid the virus. Sending you all protective energy.
BIRD NEWS FROM MY PATCH
The big Barred Owls are nesting at the bottom of the ridge right across from my front door. Every time I go outdoors, one of them gives me a booming hoot. Last year, they nested in a tall, old locust tree on the levee by the creek. We had so much flooding that the nest site turned out to be a precarious perch. I think they remembered it was a dangerous location, so this year they’re nesting low in a tree across from me. They are incredibly loud. Their call sounds like, “Whoo cooks for you? Whoo cooks for you?” They can also caterwaul just like large apes when they're feeling aggressive. They can chill my blood sometimes. LOL!
I walked up the hill to town last week to get a couple of meal items at the little general store. I looked up, and R.T. Hawk was flying above me. He landed on a tall silo and watched while I went into the store. Then, he escorted me back. I think he thought he was protecting me from the big Barred Owls, which are his enemies. I hope they can all stay away from each other. R.T. and his mate are nesting far back in the flood plain away from my house right now.
Morning all:
AQ: Great Orange Prophet! :-))) I love it! Also the Post Office story (had heard the one about strange people showing up on couches).
OG: Grandson is a sweetie. Those 'one exercise a day' rules sound a bit over the top, especially with young kiddies, as long as folks are keeping distance, etc.
PatO: Good for you for volunteering the weekly newsletter, which some isolated folks will look forward to. Our friend is experimenting with Zoom too, but for family link ups.... Does Skype allow that I wonder... Can't imagine they'd not pick up trash from your community. (Can't find any explanation of 'paladin' though other than the top guys in Charlemagne's court.)
WendyB: I discourage OH from going shopping at the best of times (he once famously announced that the supermarket didn't have any Tide or, on another occasion, brown sugar). But he's also less aware of contact points, etc. I'm very thankful for the garden. I was out there yesterday and it was sooooo quiet in the neighborhood until the lady next door (on maternity leave) put on a 'spinning' video to work out with in her garage, but only for about 30 minutes. No cutbacks in trash, etc. collection here - in fact we're being told everything will go on as normal.
Heather: How are supplies for docs, etc. in Denmark do you know? Enjoy the buried treasure in your freezer!
Many grade, middle and high schools here have finally managed to reorganize their curriculum and compulsory online classes start today. Granddaughter's partner works nights, so he has taken on the responsibility for his kids plus Ms. D to all be at their computers at 9 a.m. each morning. Poor guy. Niece in UK was lecturer at private uni for foreign students (most of whom have been called home by their own unis) and has been hustling to organize distance learning for them too. Not sure how my nephew (who's now working at home) is coping with his three; his wife manages a clinic near Milton Keynes...
Take care everyone.