Squirrels are incredibly inventive. Annoying if you have bird feeders, but still I admire them. A while ago, two squirrels tag teamed one of my bird feeders. One jumped from the fence to the "squirrel proof" feeder over and over. This would knock out some seed each time. The guy on the ground snarfed up the seed. THEN, they switched places every few minutes. One dead bird feeder. Now I put peanuts out every morning for the squirrels. They still bother the feeders, but no where near as much. Detente.
Was it Mary Poppins or Dick Van Dyke who warned us of over-large birds and commended the squirrels for their selfless sacrifice in fighting the scourge of Avian Obesity?
Someone did warn us and someone commended the squirrels.
Right? He's a pathetic stereotype for a reason. Although I read that the actor who played Boss Hogg was very anti-racist and spent his time afterwards doing what he could to talk about how awful his character really was.
Georgia had a history of county bosses, and they were not comic characters.
The movie "Murder in Coweta County" tells the true story of the boss of Meriweather County in central Georgia and the Sheriff of Coweta County who brought him down. It stars Johnny Cash as the sheriff and Andy Griffith as a vicious villain. Here's the link to a free viewing.
“Spend a few hours in the forest, and it quickly becomes clear: the world does not revolve around you. We share this planet with millions of living beings. Your ego shrinks, while life in all its forms is overwhelmingly present. Perhaps this is the greatest wisdom of nature: those who step back can recognize the true magnitude of life.” Truer words and all. There is a fox, or likely a family of foxes, I occasionally see on my morning hijinks route, through an urban residential area. It regards me as if to say “watchoo doing on my block?”.
As a Catholic kid I always felt that the forest was a better Cathedral plus I could climb trees. My favorite place of serenity, contemplation, and creek walking.
Haha, this reminds me of when Mr S and I visited a grove of Redwoods when we were in CA; we were walking along the path, talking in whispers, it was the funniest thing.
We took our son to a lot of state parks for hikes and bike rides when he was a child. I know that, at the time, he didn't really like the forced interruption to his GameBoy and videogame activities; he has told us that he now understands why we did these things - the outdoors and nature are healing.
At Columbia U. the squirrels will sidle up to you if they hear the crinkle of a food wrapper and mug you for what you have in your hand. They are fierce!
Yeah, but you know what? This one, this one right here. This was my dream, my wish. And it didn't come true. So I'm taking it back. I'm t̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶ gobbling them all up.
This was big news here. Rumor has it he got some "justice" served as he was leaving the beach. But I couldn't tell if the video showing him getting punched and chased off the beach was real or not.
I guess the Wisconsin School Board isn't familiar with the Streisand Effect. The students should play "Mother of a Revolution" anyway. What's the school board gonna do? It's what Martha P. Johnson would have done.
Funny news: they’re recalling the Cybertrucks because the wheels are fallin’ off! Funnier news: “Poor Cybertruck sales mean that only 173 of the stainless steel pickup trucks will actually need to be recalled.” LOL!
Now the less funny part. Tesla stock just keeps going up.
“You love basketball and blue jeans… we love Chinese food,” said U.S. President Donald Trump while speaking in Beijing, striking a lighter tone during remarks on U.S.-China relations.
Trump added, “Chinese restaurants in America today outnumber the five largest fast foods in the United States all combined. That’s a pretty big statement,” pointing to the deep cultural influence Chinese cuisine has across the United States."
"Speaking of racist weirdos you wouldn’t leave your children or pets alone with, Sebastian Gorka says Trump has a letter in his desk addressed to JD Vance with specific instructions for what to do if another country kills him. Can you imagine relying on JD Vance to do stuff in your absence? What a pathetic existence that must be."
Can you imagine that Sebastian Gorka actually has information like this? He's a lying piece of shit, so he must think this bullshit holds some kind of benefit for him. Gorka's the one who's living a really pathetic existence.
"North Carolina GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx is a sick, evil woman and if she was your grandmother, you would drop her off at a home and drive away before you checked to see if they would actually let her live there now."
Personally, I'd drive out into the country with her and find a barn to drop her off at - like I saw too many college students do with their pet cats at graduation.
Foxx is 83 years old, and has served in Congress for 21 years. Maybe she needs to be given cognitive tests - but she never has seemed to be in touch with reality - just hate ( as, apparently, the voters of her NC 5th Congressional District - who are hillbillies from the far northwestern part of the state, right up there against the most rural parts of Virginia and Tennessee. )
Your squirrelly hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/blowballs-on-the-menu
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/0ffffb79-6010-4107-896e-d3fe0a2a71e8?utm_source=share
A day late and a dollar short, but I finally worked it out:
A dandelion all gone to seed,
sesquiterpenes are what squirrels need.
This reminds me of Becorns, specifically the Attack of the Squirrels!
https://youtu.be/LfQhurh7wuk
Very cute, and a good lesson about working with animals.
The Prairie Dog
is mighty chunky
but even so
he’s mighty spunky
Squirrels are incredibly inventive. Annoying if you have bird feeders, but still I admire them. A while ago, two squirrels tag teamed one of my bird feeders. One jumped from the fence to the "squirrel proof" feeder over and over. This would knock out some seed each time. The guy on the ground snarfed up the seed. THEN, they switched places every few minutes. One dead bird feeder. Now I put peanuts out every morning for the squirrels. They still bother the feeders, but no where near as much. Detente.
They overcame the Disc of Sorrow? https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV15AwzewEuM?share_source=copy_web
Was it Mary Poppins or Dick Van Dyke who warned us of over-large birds and commended the squirrels for their selfless sacrifice in fighting the scourge of Avian Obesity?
Someone did warn us and someone commended the squirrels.
yrs,
Larry The Squirrel
Over in the Ash Trees
Your Local Park.
Maybe you're thinking about this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNA9rQcMq00
Tom Lehrer, Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
The dandys are delicious
Though kinda fuzzy but
I would gladly give them up
For a large enough walnut.
Watching them chew on the stems made me hear the theme song to The Dukes of Hazzard in my head:
"Just a good ole boy, never meaning no harm..."
Boss Hogg was Trump before Trump.
Right? He's a pathetic stereotype for a reason. Although I read that the actor who played Boss Hogg was very anti-racist and spent his time afterwards doing what he could to talk about how awful his character really was.
Georgia had a history of county bosses, and they were not comic characters.
The movie "Murder in Coweta County" tells the true story of the boss of Meriweather County in central Georgia and the Sheriff of Coweta County who brought him down. It stars Johnny Cash as the sheriff and Andy Griffith as a vicious villain. Here's the link to a free viewing.
https://youtu.be/UKA7fIAGnPY?si=fLst20YJon1Twz0G
Thanks, Me! I appreciate how you always find a way to teach others. You're so good at it!
Aww, he's cute. Let's call him Nibbler!
Martini, that post is just dandy & I ain't lyin'.
VARMINTS!
“Spend a few hours in the forest, and it quickly becomes clear: the world does not revolve around you. We share this planet with millions of living beings. Your ego shrinks, while life in all its forms is overwhelmingly present. Perhaps this is the greatest wisdom of nature: those who step back can recognize the true magnitude of life.” Truer words and all. There is a fox, or likely a family of foxes, I occasionally see on my morning hijinks route, through an urban residential area. It regards me as if to say “watchoo doing on my block?”.
I spent a lot of time in the woods alone as a kid, wondering at nature. It is a life well lived to do so.
As a Catholic kid I always felt that the forest was a better Cathedral plus I could climb trees. My favorite place of serenity, contemplation, and creek walking.
Haha, this reminds me of when Mr S and I visited a grove of Redwoods when we were in CA; we were walking along the path, talking in whispers, it was the funniest thing.
We took our son to a lot of state parks for hikes and bike rides when he was a child. I know that, at the time, he didn't really like the forced interruption to his GameBoy and videogame activities; he has told us that he now understands why we did these things - the outdoors and nature are healing.
At Columbia U. the squirrels will sidle up to you if they hear the crinkle of a food wrapper and mug you for what you have in your hand. They are fierce!
Same for the ones at Cal State Fullerton.
I suspect it’s pretty much a universal feature of squirrels at institutions of higher learning.
We have a squirrel who knows to knock on the window and stare at us if we haven't put any nuts out lately.
Serve your liege, human!
Sidlers!
Prairie puppy devours dandelion.
Yeah, but you know what? This one, this one right here. This was my dream, my wish. And it didn't come true. So I'm taking it back. I'm t̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶ gobbling them all up.
Lady-and-the-tramping a dandelion!
Nom! Nom! Nom!
Imma just lovin’ them squirrels what noms the dandelions….
𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨.
So the national anthem will be banned?
Nice Time: Entitled jerk fucks around, finds out:
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/hawaii-seal-lani-igor-lytvynchuk-b2976534.html
This was big news here. Rumor has it he got some "justice" served as he was leaving the beach. But I couldn't tell if the video showing him getting punched and chased off the beach was real or not.
Hmmm, that shot of not a fox foxx looks suspiciously like Gollum. Was Gollum modeled after her? Just wondering????
I guess the Wisconsin School Board isn't familiar with the Streisand Effect. The students should play "Mother of a Revolution" anyway. What's the school board gonna do? It's what Martha P. Johnson would have done.
So I should stop teaching all of the verses of This Land Is Your Land?
Did I even need to watch that Wisconsin school board meeting to know exactly what the people against the piece looked like?
Pay attention to who you vote onto the board people.
Funny news: they’re recalling the Cybertrucks because the wheels are fallin’ off! Funnier news: “Poor Cybertruck sales mean that only 173 of the stainless steel pickup trucks will actually need to be recalled.” LOL!
Now the less funny part. Tesla stock just keeps going up.
Tab's and Coffee in the Morning ☕💯👍
It's early. Head already spinning.
“You love basketball and blue jeans… we love Chinese food,” said U.S. President Donald Trump while speaking in Beijing, striking a lighter tone during remarks on U.S.-China relations.
Trump added, “Chinese restaurants in America today outnumber the five largest fast foods in the United States all combined. That’s a pretty big statement,” pointing to the deep cultural influence Chinese cuisine has across the United States."
https://x.com/CNBCTV18News/status/2054919406506172648
"Speaking of racist weirdos you wouldn’t leave your children or pets alone with, Sebastian Gorka says Trump has a letter in his desk addressed to JD Vance with specific instructions for what to do if another country kills him. Can you imagine relying on JD Vance to do stuff in your absence? What a pathetic existence that must be."
Can you imagine that Sebastian Gorka actually has information like this? He's a lying piece of shit, so he must think this bullshit holds some kind of benefit for him. Gorka's the one who's living a really pathetic existence.
JD VANCE TO-DO LIST
•Appoint Mark Rubio as Vice President
•Exhume JFK and bury me in his grave
•Tell Vice President Rubio there is a TO-DO FOLDER under my statue of me in a toga
• Sit by windows
Important: Do these things in the order they are written
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP
Sebastian Gorka. Sebastian Gorka? He's back? Why are the worst people in the world running everything?
Would like, but honestly that is our dilemma.
"North Carolina GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx is a sick, evil woman and if she was your grandmother, you would drop her off at a home and drive away before you checked to see if they would actually let her live there now."
Personally, I'd drive out into the country with her and find a barn to drop her off at - like I saw too many college students do with their pet cats at graduation.
Foxx is 83 years old, and has served in Congress for 21 years. Maybe she needs to be given cognitive tests - but she never has seemed to be in touch with reality - just hate ( as, apparently, the voters of her NC 5th Congressional District - who are hillbillies from the far northwestern part of the state, right up there against the most rural parts of Virginia and Tennessee. )
Granted we’re not supposed to judge on looks, but seriously, she looks like something that crawled out of Mordor.