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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical adventure
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Dec 30, 2013 - 12:15am PT
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For feralfae, a rare jewel with a message for you. Guess who? He's talkin' to you. He's talkin'. He's leavin'. Bye. He'll likely be back as something else. What? He wants fruitcake left out for the birds. Can you, please?
Thank you. Doug was a wildlife biologist once upon a time, studying owls and raptors. The night he escaped, a Great Horned Owl came and perched on the deck railing, and tried to come in a closed window (it was February). Other owls have since come fairly routinely and sit out in the trees, calling until I come outside. I also have the resident Raven. :) And hummingbirds in the summer.
Most winter mornings, I put out suet in the suet post, sunflower seeds, other seeds, and sometimes toast crusts. Before I close the door, there are Pygmy and White- and Red-breasted nuthatches, hairy and downy woodpeckers, house finches, chickadees, flickers, and the occasional Stellars Jay at the feeders. There are two Townsend's Solitaires wintering here in the apple trees. Sometimes I put out apple slices or berries for the Solitaires. But I am cakeless, alas!
The spirit I love left that old embodiment which had the body label of Doug. I was there when spirit left. So I know. Doug's last words, smiling as he looked up at the ceiling, were, "Oh, Wow!" I sent him with my love out to play in the stars. I think he is already back, so I am at peace. :) I have birds to keep fed, and rabbits to keep in chopped carrots, and deer who expect fresh fruits and veggies a few times each week. And play, and the fun of coming here to TOPO and checking on things during these days of not much work to do.
Mouse, sir, thank you for all your scenic and cozy images. I am glad you are enjoying neebee's wonderful surprise box, and so happy it finally made it.
I liked the elf note you wrote for Strider. Nice one.
Thank you for the bird photos. :) I am also enjoying the BIRDS thread.
Happy New Year!
feralfae
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 30, 2013 - 12:26am PT
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Thank you, fae.
It makes this all worth smile. :0)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 30, 2013 - 03:36am PT
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Blues Incorporated were a British R&B band in the early 1960s, led by Alexis Korner and featuring at various times Jack Bruce, Charlie Watts, Terry Cox, Ginger Baker, Long John Baldry, Ronnie Jones, Danny Thompson, Graham Bond, Cyril Davies, Malcolm Cecil and Dick Heckstall-Smith.--Da Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Incorporated
For zBrown (vocal), Andy (rhythm), T Hocking (bass), Ron Anderson (lead,), Lilabiene and THE Muppet (back-up vocals), feralfae (a paper comb?), Topo Gigio's family (chorus), Scrooge (producer), neebee (harmony), Gene (musical direction), Jaybro (page-turner crew ramrod), and the rest of the mice--excepting nita!--(claques and barkers on the sidewalk). Enjoy the song--you worked hard.
Play hard!
[Click to View YouTube Video]nita's nita. Love ya, chica!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 30, 2013 - 04:08am PT
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Ever try to sleep with mice runnin' round?
The gray mouse flew only five feet.
The white mouse flew over eight feet.
The black mouse flew at least ten feet, unofficially.
Hi jinx!You could put your own eye out, so be safe and wear glasses.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 30, 2013 - 06:19am PT
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Yipee for Yepes!
[Click to View YouTube Video]This is the sound of mice runnin' around the house.
Pulled out the hoody and the muffler. I thought it was gonna be a sweater.Words fail.
Couldn't get the quilt, eh?
You can borrow my Afghan anytime, anyplace.
Thank you.
Amen.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 30, 2013 - 09:56am PT
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hey there say, feralfae...
as to this:
The spirit I love left that old embodiment which had the body label of Doug. I was there when spirit left. So I know. Doug's last words, smiling as he looked up at the ceiling, were, "Oh, Wow!" I sent him with my love out to play in the stars. I think he is already back, so I am at peace. :) I have birds to keep fed, and rabbits to keep in chopped carrots, and deer who expect fresh fruits and veggies a few times each week. And play, and the fun of coming here to TOPO and checking on things during these days of not much work to do.
i am cherishing this in my heart:
i can see you with all the critters, now...
i am going to try to go treat mine, now... the overbearing old crows, seem to show up and take it all away, :(
but i shall not give up! having been mustered by your cheery work!
oh my, mouse... i missed the neat pics loading, but the ones from the other day are showing faster, so, ?my computer memory, cookies? or something, MUST have made the first ones, easy-access? ...
will let this sit, while i take care of some chores (almost type choss, oh my) ;)) and see what shows up, here, then, as to neat pics!
:)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 30, 2013 - 11:19am PT
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The "freeway" through Merced runs parallel to the numbered streets, then the "highway" takes an abrupt southerly turn below Yosemite Parkway and runs pretty straight for many miles.
The orange line follows the direction of the streets and freeway; the yellow, the direction of the highway beginning at the parkway, more than less, I think. NO compass, no heading, just dead reckoning will place those peaks in Sequoia National Park/Monarch Wilderness.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
"So God made a farmer."
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/dodge-farmer-ad-wins-pundit-praise-87133.html
Please, rain, it's that other day. Come again soon, we might blow away!
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Dec 30, 2013 - 05:09pm PT
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Well, I never met a termite that I did not loath ... until now ...
Termites can eat up days and days of your time, even if your time is not cellulose, I've discovered. Ah for the good old days when the only care was whether the Partisan was going to be open on New Year's Eve.
Sixteen minutes is a long time in the modern world, but give the first 1:45 a look if you're so inclined.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Dec 30, 2013 - 05:54pm PT
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Here's one I learned today.
Tam Bien:
Cheap USB Borescope Endoscope Camera Review
I was looking for termite tools, but this is an interesting way to look at motorcycles.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Dec 30, 2013 - 10:30pm PT
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Whilst some folks were busy climbing rocks and becoming masters of stone, others were busy doing important stuff, like shutting down disneyland.
kinda begs the question, where you from SA?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 31, 2013 - 02:50am PT
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Each of us lives in his own Adventureland.
Bruce Willis, the headman of the yipee ki-yays, shops here for roach clips--
Yippie Hippie Shop
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Yippie-Hippie-Shop/149379668433903
just a half a meter off the sidewalk and around the back of that redwood tree.
I wakened for a bodliy function but remembered the gifts--I had fallen asleep like a sack of seaweed, just lay inert for three hours, a standard length of time to sleep if you are my age, and now can't return there. It's not insomnia. It's just something to do till I fall back into slumber.
Jaybro's eighth day present is a locking 'biner, a harness, a 200m rope, and a cheap card.
How can I thank you?
Oh--dreaming. Sleepier than I thought.
Okay, this is the package. It made it here, but was hanging on by the skin of its wrapping paper to being a "secret." I could see the box, but not its contents, a wooden puzzle, the object of which is to confuse the assembler. The set came in a wood box and these were accompanied by the framed tile with the Japanese character for tranquility painted on it and fired.
An old olive oil container--a decorative item, for sure, since the cork is permanently em-placed--is also included at the nominal price of no charge.
And again, I'm not worthy, guys. Thanks.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 31, 2013 - 09:46am PT
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Yipee for the gang who got it together!
The more that neebee fills me in, the better this gift box becomes.
I won't embarrass the lot of you, fear not.
My aim this year, not a resolve, is to be nice, not snide.
To be uplifting, not posting and saying how I hate the subject, how disgusting something is, how ignorant, stupid or lame someone acted, and to post decent photos of people as subjects and to limit the rest to good stuff, level and focused.
(But the Raiders still suck and always will.)
I'm getting to where I'm nearly as good as some others here in my photography, and quantity is not what is called for when the audience is genuinely above average in intelligence, taste, and judgement.
I've gotten over my awe of the "names" here, for they are basically no different than I, simply better at their games than I or my old pals, the Flames.
This is absolutely fine and the way it should be. It's like an adoption into a loving family. You need it, they are willing to share it.
So, brevity being the best thing in a writer's or poet's bag of tricks, let me say nothing more, except that I wish and pray and hope and say
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Burn it up! Burn it down!
It won't matter to zBrown or Jaybro or Barbarian, et al.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 31, 2013 - 10:09am PT
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Is it 2014 yet?
Is Big Brother's daughter in charge now?
Will they see ALL the warts, or will Max Factor step in to save the day?
Is Leinengen behind this ANT caper?
Will the remake of "Same Time Next Year", tentatively titled "Same Time This Year," be allowed to proceed unmolested?
Will Chris Diamontopoulos return as "Moe" in the Three Stooges sequel to "Termites of 1938," working title of "Roaches of 2015." Or will I get the job?
It's your movie...make your movie...I'm the only one here...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 31, 2013 - 12:37pm PT
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I'll figure it out. It all works out. Find myself a new year to live in.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Dec 31, 2013 - 12:47pm PT
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This thread has got everything... there's humans, mice, cats, dogs, trout, birds, squirrels and more. I have seen few horses. Here's one - among many stones:
Irish?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 31, 2013 - 12:55pm PT
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Camouflageed, that hoss. It's French. They're Californian and there's no camoo-floggin' allowed here.
And there is an on-going fight to keep tat off the streets, out of the way, and off the climbing routes so people will maybe come back to visit the hellhole of Yosemite Valley once more.
Peekin' over da Rim.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 31, 2013 - 01:30pm PT
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hey there say, mouse... wait, go back to the skully photo, where you DRAPED the muffler over the lamp... muffler was from skully, with the hoodie, :)
jaybro gave all the recent thrift-store find, and with that little box-game, the 'GIFT that you said was meant to CONFUSE YOU'... hee hee, see:
it REALLY worked, :) ;)
the little muppet gave the snowball, as, snow is a ball, for little kids, :))
it was with the frames...
say, i love this:
my aim this year, not a resolve, is to be nice, not snide.
i think you've made a 'nice' 'slide into home' ;)
hmmm, how you DID it, with ALL THOSE mice, filling up your home, must have been a real 'tail' ... :)
happy new wonderful and good and strong new year, that is SOON upon us!
wow, that little puzzle-box must really be something, :O
edit:
very good new year, post, by the way...
and your photography IS wonderful...
yep,keep it up, for sure...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 31, 2013 - 01:34pm PT
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I'm saving that perplexer for the second rainy day. The first rain day I will be out on the roof of the building naked and dancing.
I still like you, Jaybro. Turn the page and the other cheek.
Was that not nice? I blame the mice!
Everybody needs scape-mice. I got'em.
To clear things up, I am not confused; I was disemembered.
All they will call you will be "disemberees."--Utley "Goodie' Stuttertree
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 31, 2013 - 06:05pm PT
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I last talked to Gene on the phone just a couple days back. Sorry for the disconnection. My bill wasn't paid, I thorta thought it had've been, it slipped my mind, I dint answer the messages...[a dozen excuses later]...and on the basis of this decided I'm a bird-brained Brian.
Eff fones anyway. They're for girls, mainly, I realize, but guys like them, too. Irish Ring, the cell phone/deodorant stick from Onhi Communications.
"It was simply a lucky guess about the Q not being in the dial, because, you see, I'm not Sherlock, and I don't think like him, either. No, I'm just old man Bell's assistant, good old Come Here "Comma" Watson. And no quack like yourself, old bean."--Tome "Watsinaname" Watts-Updike to his English fictional counterpart, overheard by certain mice at a bookseller's convention cocktail party
Off to the Trophy Room across the street. Avoid the traffic, stay close to home, see you safe and sound manana.
Remind me to bring out the farce side in the morning. I'm a bird-brained Brian signing out.
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