tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post483032557243767557..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: That's My Oviposition, And I'm Sticking To ItMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33040935669799466752012-10-10T20:34:21.939-07:002012-10-10T20:34:21.939-07:00You mean I can stop all that meditating?You mean I can stop all that meditating?digitalzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670556566634503223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88301468182712311332012-08-16T17:31:14.348-07:002012-08-16T17:31:14.348-07:00Word. There are a lot of flies out there that seem...Word. There are a lot of flies out there that seem to be made of parts of those aluminum beverage tumblers from our youth.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68600190506323220942012-08-16T17:30:08.309-07:002012-08-16T17:30:08.309-07:00We're going to need sound, too.We're going to need sound, too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40614693743266585952012-08-14T19:31:30.690-07:002012-08-14T19:31:30.690-07:00Always been fascinated by critters myself. Saw a ...Always been fascinated by critters myself. Saw a magnificent metallic red fly the other day that I had never before noticed. It was about 1/4 of an inch long. Stunningly beautiful in the sunlight.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54305163576321589832012-08-13T20:18:34.870-07:002012-08-13T20:18:34.870-07:00I'm suddenly feeling like I need to go sit in ...I'm suddenly feeling like I need to go sit in the bathtub and compete with the spittlebugs. What inspiration! Pics at 11.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32141993404883543532012-08-13T20:17:40.295-07:002012-08-13T20:17:40.295-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55185472681001710282012-08-13T10:23:12.157-07:002012-08-13T10:23:12.157-07:00Who's the douche with the garden hose? Oh I se...Who's the douche with the garden hose? Oh I see what you mean. Yeah, I just leave them. I think they're adorable. They don't seem to do much harm. Mine love the campanulas, and somebody needs to.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20594712887420533492012-08-13T09:45:28.810-07:002012-08-13T09:45:28.810-07:00Several douches with the garden hose should remedy...Several douches with the garden hose should remedy the situation, but I must admit they are persistent little boogers. Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82174524210078566662012-08-12T22:15:20.843-07:002012-08-12T22:15:20.843-07:00Oh, it DOES sound like that. No, that was a monolo...Oh, it DOES sound like that. No, that was a monolog. I just listened and marveled.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44334016035239553342012-08-12T22:14:38.750-07:002012-08-12T22:14:38.750-07:00The wet farts actually get easier to understand wi...The wet farts actually get easier to understand with enough martinis.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67865399750951012732012-08-12T20:43:19.690-07:002012-08-12T20:43:19.690-07:00Influenced by the photo of you and Julie, I though...Influenced by the photo of you and Julie, I thought the butterfly bit was describing a nerdy naturalist type of charades... "You're a tree--you're a Pseudotsuga menziesii--no, wait, you're a Thuja plicata!" <br /><br />Sounds like fun, eh?!Patricia Lichenhttp://www.patriciaklichen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34136367625054999172012-08-12T19:15:17.837-07:002012-08-12T19:15:17.837-07:00Yes, it's about a 3 days drive (longer if you ...Yes, it's about a 3 days drive (longer if you allow for pit stops) and this morning,here in the tropics, was 6deg C (mid 30s F)Any spittle here would be frozen solid!dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30462289769526617742012-08-12T14:57:27.148-07:002012-08-12T14:57:27.148-07:00I am still processing this post, but unfortunately...I am still processing this post, but unfortunately or fortunately, I had a martini before reading this. I'd love some spiritual advice from Julie, but Spittlebugs and wet farts seem too difficult to ponder right now. Think I'll just mix another glass of liquid philosophy.William Dameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129769129251689759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1645695608217836352012-08-12T14:25:42.976-07:002012-08-12T14:25:42.976-07:00That's my dad and me. I like it too. A lot of ...That's my dad and me. I like it too. A lot of these photographs are about an inch square and it wasn't until I scanned them that I could even tell what was going on, but they're sharp as anything.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66696669476363439782012-08-12T14:24:34.877-07:002012-08-12T14:24:34.877-07:00Shoot, I have a 20-foot salamander in mine and har...Shoot, I have a 20-foot salamander in mine and hardly anyone notices. Good for you.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21505870734436082692012-08-12T12:45:18.830-07:002012-08-12T12:45:18.830-07:00preparation, not prepartionpreparation, not prepartionjenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54797319879707796242012-08-12T12:44:37.688-07:002012-08-12T12:44:37.688-07:00I like the picture of your dad (I assume) tying yo...I like the picture of your dad (I assume) tying your shoelace in prepartion for taking your picture. What an endearing photo!<br /><br />As for the spittlebugs, they're vegetarian so their bubbly production doesn't skeeve me at all.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23207180664151693012012-08-12T12:23:00.411-07:002012-08-12T12:23:00.411-07:00A sharp-eyed friend can glance around my gnarled g...A sharp-eyed friend can glance around my gnarled garden, and immediately point out the rabbit (resting) forms. Such attentive souls are ideal walking (and general) companions, indeed. <br /><br />Thanks for bringing the ovipower!JMartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10133231042770635232012-08-11T22:53:28.461-07:002012-08-11T22:53:28.461-07:00You are a woman of vision.You are a woman of vision.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5754681979543443952012-08-11T22:49:55.224-07:002012-08-11T22:49:55.224-07:00Liquid farts...well, hate to admit I have had a fe...Liquid farts...well, hate to admit I have had a few of those but probably not to the extent of that little bug! Now I have a picture in my mind of a man walking down the street with lots of bubbles dripping down his leg....not a pretty sight!Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67508731252716378072012-08-11T22:15:09.200-07:002012-08-11T22:15:09.200-07:00You, my dear Tiffin, are taking the easy route to ...You, my dear Tiffin, are taking the easy route to enlightenment.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66741323301026622412012-08-11T22:14:44.835-07:002012-08-11T22:14:44.835-07:00You are absolutely right. That is the very best th...You are absolutely right. That is the very best thing about being around children. That, and the wet farts. Does anyone else think the roly-poly (we used to call them sowbugs where I come from) might be a trilobite?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47235251565449985882012-08-11T22:13:17.729-07:002012-08-11T22:13:17.729-07:00Worse, a whole hell of a lot of them think air con...Worse, a whole hell of a lot of them think air conditioning is going to be the answer to that little problem they say we don't have.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64910910404882862442012-08-11T22:11:28.237-07:002012-08-11T22:11:28.237-07:00Although I would point out that a spittlebug has p...Although I would point out that a spittlebug has probably a better chance in hell than a lot of us.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89264403371388154012012-08-11T21:49:24.044-07:002012-08-11T21:49:24.044-07:00Wet farts aren't a good by-product in humans. ...Wet farts aren't a good by-product in humans. I remember how surprised I was when I first investigated one of those spittle patches and found an occupant in there. I should have figured that *something* wouldn't leave spit on a plant for no good reason. I didn't know what the reason actually was, however, until I read this post. Thanks, Murr! Another rung of enlightenment Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.com