Comments on: Forest disturbance

By: marly

marly — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:55:04 +0000

Dave,

Alas for that elegant black spiral, I prefer not to have much truck with Things With Too Many Legs.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:03:57 +0000

Rebecca – Yeah, they like shoes. Under the covers of the bed in the guest bedroom is a good place, too.

How do they react when you play your banjo?

By: Rebecca Clayton

Rebecca Clayton — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:10:27 +0000

Last week I found a handful of cracked sunflower seeds in each of my summer shoes, and more stashed under the pillows in the spare bedroom–snacks stored ready-to-eat.

When I play the concertina upstairs, and then stop, sometimes I can hear the mice squeaking in the walls. I’ve never been sure whether they were applauding, or crying in pain.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 31 May 2007 18:56:04 +0000

the sylph – Nope, you lost that all on your own.

Gina Marie – I like “Potpourri” (sp.?) better. You’re lucky to be such a deep sleeper. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in close to a week.

Natalie – Well, they might’ve chewed on some of the files, too, if they were looking for bedding, but this isn’t a nest, it’s a nut cache.

marly – But millipedes are harmless and almost cute — nothing like centipedes!

By: marly

marly — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:52:25 +0000

I like to eat while I read, too.

But I don’t like to hold even elegant and curled-up millipedes. Nope, not me.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:39:28 +0000

Wait a second: you mean that mice actually brought those acorns into your filing cabinet in order to eat them there and then left the files alone? Or am I being too literal?

By: Gina Marie

Gina Marie — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:26:23 +0000

It sounded to me like he was saying “potoourri” – and I think there was actually two of them going back and forth. That night was the first time I had ever heard that bird before. I thought I wouldn’t be able to fall alseep, especially since I had a headache. But I have the (luck?) that I can fall asleep just about anywhere in any position when I am tired. Whip-or-will or no whip-or-will.

By: the sylph

the sylph — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:12:57 +0000

seeing the file called “old growth”…reminds me of my unfinished list for the patch at Heart’s Content. Is there a copy in there?

By: Fred Garber

Fred Garber — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:19:31 +0000

Dave ….why did you have to mention goat? I know what I want for dinner.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:28:25 +0000

Gina – Its real name is, of course, known only to itself, but in English we call it a whip-poor-will, and in Latin, Caprimulgus vociferous – “big-mouthed goatsucker.”

I’m impressed that you could fall asleep to it.