HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
We are experiencing peak bird migration right now here in the Midwest. Last night, 6,632,500 migrating birds were confirmed over the state of Indiana. 4,761,000 birds crossed over the entire state. We've all been warned to turn our lights out so that we don't disturb the birds.
It's too dark here on my patch and the trees are too dense and tall to see them, but I hear them at times, especially if there's geese. The mosquitoes and biting gnats will eat me alive if I go outdoors at night. (LOL)
Hugs to all.
dashboard.birdcast.info/.../US-IN
By the way, folks: Funding will run out for the US federal government on Saturday of this week. It's increasingly likely that the government will shut down, creating chaos here. The far-right flank of the Republican Party has siezed control of the House of Representatives, and prospects are grim for passage of the necessary bills to keep the goverment operating. This will affect the global economy.
Diane: That's a LOT of birds. Tracking them must be so interesting; wonder who does that and how. Too bad your local pests are so aggressive. EDIT: I gather Social Security and similar won't be affected. McCarthy is an utter fool. Rosy: Good to see you! But what a pain about the site. I've not had any trouble at all... Is this one the only site that's giving you problems? Have you tried to empty your browser's cache (no idea if that would help, but it's something I've been told to do on the odd occasion I've had trouble accessing a site). Rusty: Hurray for a successful day. Too bad about the limited leftovers though.. :-) Have a good Sunday everyone.
Unknown said:By the way, folks: Funding will run out for the US federal government on Saturday of this week. It's increasingly likely that the government will shut down, creating chaos here. The far-right flank of the Republican Party has siezed control of the House of Representatives, and prospects are grim for passage of the necessary bills to keep the goverment operating. This will affect the global economy.
If all this stuff was going on in some South American country it would get referred to as a banana republic. Someone needs to sort out these nutters.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Good morning all from a sunny but blustery Suffolk.
I arrived home yesterday after another stint of nanny duty in S E London. However I am still coughing a lot despite a second prescription for a different antibiotic, so need to call the docs tomorrow. I don't think I will get to Yorkshire as planned on Friday and my coughing would drive everyone mad.
Rusty belated birthday wishes and it looks like your party was a great success.
OG - Like everyone I am angry on yours and Js behalf for the treatment he has had from the school.
Diane I hope you start to feel more positive after your stern talk to yourself.
Everyone else - thank you as always fro your posts.
Have a good week all.
Pat O said: I do get 'signed out' quite often, which is a pain.
Agree the site does play up. Two tips that may assist I have found is.
'1. Before going anywhere....Look at the top of right on page if ' Join and donate' is showing Ok but if it says 'sign in' then just click and that
usually takes you straight to sign in details Doh
2. To get to latest message, scroll to bottom and click the BLUE arrow after last numbered page showing
Apologies if you already know....
Oh dear indeed, Heather. What a shame about the bowl. Hope there wasn't too much other mess to clear up. Edit: I reread you comment and see that it was one of a pair -- swearywords!! Good Afternoon everyone, and thank you most kindly to dear Diane for starting us off again. Birds are on the move here, too and we have seen geese in quite large groups heading South. Those are massive numbers you have though, and like Annette I immediately thought "who counts them al!?" It's changeable here. We snatched an hour in the garden in the dry, to move a few plants and ditch some dead ones before stopping as it went black on the horizon, and since then it's been showery and sunny, alternately. I rang my cousin as we try to keep in touch although she lives in the South, and we only get to see each other every couple of years of so. We both lamented that we had not asked our parents more about the family history as of course there are gaps. I offered her some of the photographs I've recently been labelling but she said that she has boxes full of them, herself!