Nature in the City

[MrBishop]

that's what you think. I saw one out front of the Shang one night. Jsut strolling down Peel.

City-coons, come down from the mountain looking for free munchies.

None on the 'shore' near my area... I do recall seeing a deer over by your old place though...in the farmer's field across the street.

 

[Leslie]

They walk the streets proudly in broad daylight here. Coons, that is. Deer are usually spotted only early morning, rarely and randomly.

 

[Professur]

City-coons, come down from the mountain looking for free munchies.

None on the 'shore' near my area... I do recall seeing a deer over by your old place though...in the farmer's field across the street.

Hell, a family of coons have lived for years in the culvert under my driveway. And there's plenty living in the fields behind centenial, along the tracks, and in that wild area past Cornwall st. I'm sure that a few have passed close by.

 

[Dave]

havent seen any racccoons my way yet. nor squirrels for that matter. have seen several deer and heard some coyotes howling in the distance.
did see a great blue heron taking off from our little pond out back. must've been snacking on the minnows out there. i hope they dont eat turtles.

 

[A.B.Normal]

Raccoon, meet 5 iron. 5 iron, meat raccoon.

I'd have used my driver, but it's wood, and getting the blood off it's a real bitch.

<-----*Taps foot

 

[Professur]

ROFL

 

[Leslie]

AB, we won't beat on you as long as you're not strewing our trash everywhere, honest.

 

[HomeLAN]

Depends. Is he rabid?

 

[Altron]

Never hit a squirrel yet. I try, but they're too damn fast. They can probably see death in the huge chunk of chrome in the front of my car.

Thinking about dodging them until they become complacent, then, BAM, right under the 235/75R15s! Two and a half tons gonna mash them up real good. Need a scraper if I want to get some eats outta them.

 

[Leslie]

The kids asked me what beavers eat yesterday as we walked by where he's at.

Had to google that.

 

[Professur]

The inner bark of young trees.

 

[Leslie]

see NOW I know that.

More nature...

The Great Mosquito Hatch Of 2006. There are baby mosquitoes EVERYWHERE! They're for the last two days flying/hovering in clouds, like those gnats that we spit out all summer long. There are hundreds of them against every window of the house, even in the rain that we're having right now. They puff out of the grass when we walk on it. I've never seen anything like it. SO many! It's gonna be a badass summer.

 

[Professur]

Get a big ol' shop vac and go after them. Either the foam or paper filters will keep them in the canister. Just spray a shitload of either bug poison or (even better) household scent spray into the can before you shut it off. Gums up their breathing holes and they drop like flies.

 

[A.B.Normal]

The inner bark of young trees.

I was expecting you to say tongue,surprised I was.

 

[Professur]

I was expecting you to say tongue,surprised I was.

Any good pitcher has a change-up.

 

[Leslie]

I'd thought of vacuuming them. Then I thought of me standing outside waggling a shop vac hose around. So I decided against it.

 

[A.B.Normal]

I'd thought of vacuuming them. Then I thought of me standing outside waggling a shop vac hose around. So I decided against it.

I'm sure the youngins wouldn't mind accomodating you on that,however you may find the odd cat/dog/neighbour kid etc... also in the vacuum.

 

[Professur]

I'd thought of vacuuming them. Then I thought of me standing outside waggling a shop vac hose around. So I decided against it.

Hey, it's your blood. Do as you will.

 

[unclehobart]

It blows me away that a 3 month straight negative centigrade winter stretch can't mass kill all of that insect larvae. The little bastards must be from freaky military experiment.

 

[Professur]

Unc, I've seen what you've got for mosquitos. Sorry, but they're a small, sad joke compared to the flying hypodermics we breed.