tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post4177237395971471288..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The Pilgrims' BeaversMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58447815134554687972015-03-17T09:30:17.838-07:002015-03-17T09:30:17.838-07:00A passel of owls and now all of us! Thanks from me...A passel of owls and now all of us! Thanks from me, too.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19212129308916820302015-03-16T11:14:13.244-07:002015-03-16T11:14:13.244-07:00Somewhere there is a passel of owls still snorting...Somewhere there is a passel of owls still snorting themselves over this scene. Thank you.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88113682901241096912015-03-16T11:12:57.155-07:002015-03-16T11:12:57.155-07:00I skipped right over it because I knew you didn...I skipped right over it because I knew you didn't mean it. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-823278214255704042015-03-16T11:12:24.002-07:002015-03-16T11:12:24.002-07:00Hang on to that! Guard it with your life! Paradise...Hang on to that! Guard it with your life! Paradise, and right next door. Around here we're getting more and more infill development (we have a growth boundary around the city), which is just what should happen, and maybe the sprawly places will start to come around to that way of living eventually. Although probably not as long as gas is so inexcusably cheap...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46598786684223048312015-03-16T10:35:23.280-07:002015-03-16T10:35:23.280-07:00Have you ever walked down a narrow canyon alongsid...Have you ever walked down a narrow canyon alongside a stream at night, sans flashlight? Have you ever watched the moon reflect all shimmery-glimmery upward from the water, through aspen trees where the creek widened a just a bit, just down the dark trail from you? Have you ever stood there trying to determine the source of that unholy wavering light and had a beaver smack the water with her tailKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16222992293739762142015-03-16T08:24:20.074-07:002015-03-16T08:24:20.074-07:00Damn. I'd edit that erratic apostrophe out if...Damn. I'd edit that erratic apostrophe out if I could. Shoulda used the preview feature.<br />Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70239899975196710732015-03-16T08:23:02.382-07:002015-03-16T08:23:02.382-07:00We live in very close proximity to a beaver pond; ...We live in very close proximity to a beaver pond; it is a source of wonder, and my husband and I often walk around it's edges just taking in the scenery, flora and fauna. In addition to the beavers (who are a bit skittish, but can be spotted swimming sometimes), it is home to great blue herons, kingfishers, an osprey, mud turtles, snapping turtles, bull frogs, dragonflies, red-wings, Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4385577670761144652015-03-16T08:12:03.012-07:002015-03-16T08:12:03.012-07:00I think we may have quite enough information alrea...I think we may have quite enough information already, thank you.Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36329290792341417082015-03-15T23:03:57.108-07:002015-03-15T23:03:57.108-07:00I never thought of that! I knew the beaver was on ...I never thought of that! I knew the beaver was on one side, but just the thought of the Queen being that close, just on the other side of the door...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80897185596293676212015-03-15T23:02:52.996-07:002015-03-15T23:02:52.996-07:00I was visualizing something like those big super-f...I was visualizing something like those big super-floppy knitted berets that the dreadlocked dudes wear. I think you could make one of those out of a good size belly. And hey, if anyone could do it, you could. Don't tell me who the donor belly is.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63265840312128849542015-03-15T23:01:22.104-07:002015-03-15T23:01:22.104-07:00Well, shoot, they're houses too. Or compounds?...Well, shoot, they're houses too. Or compounds?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21036600518400894092015-03-15T22:19:29.910-07:002015-03-15T22:19:29.910-07:00When we lived in Sandpoint, Idaho (NE of town abou...When we lived in Sandpoint, Idaho (NE of town about 11 miles) a beaver family set up shop at the base of the hill just east of us on the Lower Pack River. They busily kept the aspens at bay, and seemed to enjoy themselves, even though the Lower Pack River was generously named, it was just a stream, really. Gotta love those Canadians, the Queen on one side of their nickel, a beaver on the other.Judith Janeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145647551537240053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48902569758083461162015-03-15T18:06:28.345-07:002015-03-15T18:06:28.345-07:00I would imagine them tending towards flabby and gr...I would imagine them tending towards flabby and greasy, unless, of course, you used those bellies of guys with six pack abs. W-a-i-t a minute, haven't I seen 6-pack hats?sculptor1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01342942066482312114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26993210700359025512015-03-15T09:18:49.675-07:002015-03-15T09:18:49.675-07:00Man, I'm sympathetic, but I have to say whenev...Man, I'm sympathetic, but I have to say whenever I run into that kind of situation I usually mourn and then adjust my own expectations. I'm just about to quit trying to grow roses, for instance. Sounds like you're in a beautiful spot.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83157937086495017872015-03-15T09:17:29.858-07:002015-03-15T09:17:29.858-07:00Wait a minute. Has anybody TRIED making a human be...Wait a minute. Has anybody TRIED making a human belly hat?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64349403399498686722015-03-15T09:16:59.695-07:002015-03-15T09:16:59.695-07:00Short-sighted for sure.Short-sighted for sure.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9487489423885042182015-03-15T09:16:39.346-07:002015-03-15T09:16:39.346-07:00Well, I can sure see the fez.Well, I can sure see the fez.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33578977484853703982015-03-15T09:15:07.309-07:002015-03-15T09:15:07.309-07:00Nope. Just burrows. And burros just lie down where...Nope. Just burrows. And burros just lie down wherever they are.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61103307643687351552015-03-15T09:09:49.780-07:002015-03-15T09:09:49.780-07:00I'll just bet you do. That's our Oregon St...I'll just bet you do. That's our Oregon State mascot too, and also the dear departed AAA baseball team the Beavers, whose beaver mascot was called Round Tripper.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68135556197036865342015-03-15T08:05:35.665-07:002015-03-15T08:05:35.665-07:00We live along the Mississippi. We regularly have b...We live along the Mississippi. We regularly have beaver families build their homes in a little stream that is in between the main channel and a small island in the river. While I support their right to build homes and feed their families, I very much wish that they could find their own trees to cut for them, rather than using the ones we have bought and planted and tended for several years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5004775328336412172015-03-15T06:03:21.635-07:002015-03-15T06:03:21.635-07:00Lucky for us, our bellies make horrible hats.... t...Lucky for us, our bellies make horrible hats.... too bad, though, for so many other species in the world. Well said, Murr.http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19940794006866523102015-03-15T02:31:39.326-07:002015-03-15T02:31:39.326-07:00As a group, we humans do make an uncomfortable num...As a group, we humans do make an uncomfortable number of mistakes when there are dollars to be made.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85258963221503906372015-03-14T19:29:42.231-07:002015-03-14T19:29:42.231-07:00Maybe I should have been more specific.Maybe I should have been more specific.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14088664039220802922015-03-14T19:22:35.323-07:002015-03-14T19:22:35.323-07:00Oh, shoot. They are lodges, not houses. Geeze.
T...Oh, shoot. They are lodges, not houses. Geeze.<br />Thanks Roxie. knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63595326290073239072015-03-14T17:33:16.043-07:002015-03-14T17:33:16.043-07:00I'm imagining the Honorable Lodge of the Local...I'm imagining the Honorable Lodge of the Local Nutria, with secret handshakes and funny hats and elaborate rituals to promote members from one status to the next.<br />roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.com