tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post7341248269705530874..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Starting Over, Over And OverMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73908274760198641252021-01-04T07:35:33.187-08:002021-01-04T07:35:33.187-08:00"In one second, as you wait out the exquisite..."In one second, as you wait out the exquisite tension before a chord resolves, you can feel that ache pulled right through your heart and come out clean on the other side." What an exquisite sentence. <3Mikibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455623057801607734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75099393597144792442021-01-01T20:29:06.163-08:002021-01-01T20:29:06.163-08:00I'd take a catbird too.I'd take a catbird too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54610162673293129402021-01-01T09:32:37.186-08:002021-01-01T09:32:37.186-08:00Toots!Toots!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62019780226201215292021-01-01T05:56:31.249-08:002021-01-01T05:56:31.249-08:00I get exhausted just watching the tufted titmice f...I get exhausted just watching the tufted titmice flit about. There's one on one of our peanut feeders, now.Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54146413633338615242021-01-01T05:43:30.145-08:002021-01-01T05:43:30.145-08:00As long as Mr/Ms Starling comes to our feeders, al...As long as Mr/Ms Starling comes to our feeders, alone, I am fine. It's when s/he brings his 200 closest friends that I get a bit upset.Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2613906524708337992020-12-31T18:01:36.574-08:002020-12-31T18:01:36.574-08:00That would definitely make me a Hunter. OF CATS.That would definitely make me a Hunter. OF CATS.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32490190612556909342020-12-31T17:57:20.586-08:002020-12-31T17:57:20.586-08:00Murr, we used to have so many Mockingbirds in our...Murr, we used to have so many Mockingbirds in our part of the country. Not anymore. We have LOTS of Catbirds (which I love), but I no longer see or hear many Mockers. It's just like the Black Vultures taking over from the Turkey Vultures around here. Climate change.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67016178427164948722020-12-31T17:49:49.395-08:002020-12-31T17:49:49.395-08:00I tend to think that the squirrels (who, as far as...I tend to think that the squirrels (who, as far as I can tell, have poor eyesight), think that the green tomatoes are black walnuts. With the slightly red tomatoes... I don't know. In any case, I now plant enough tomatoes for our purposes (eating fresh and canning) AND for them as well. It makes my life so much easier.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29342811204832774612020-12-31T16:31:21.604-08:002020-12-31T16:31:21.604-08:00"You can love any little thing. And then you ..."You can love any little thing. And then you know how to love the whole world. And that will cause you to change your life faster than any resolution will. We can all do it together. We can start anytime." Okay, that's profound to the point of teary-full-ness. Happy New Year Toots. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91285236206149022382020-12-31T13:06:46.585-08:002020-12-31T13:06:46.585-08:00The mockingbirds never stay for more than a moment...The mockingbirds never stay for more than a moment. I believe they have ceded the field to the jays. I just remembered — hooded orioles and Bullock's orioles...Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26894360163863171642020-12-31T09:52:25.870-08:002020-12-31T09:52:25.870-08:00Hope you're dancing in the new year, D.Hope you're dancing in the new year, D.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-71220456957315706082020-12-31T09:52:11.525-08:002020-12-31T09:52:11.525-08:00To the degree I am Zenny, I put it down to the fac...To the degree I am Zenny, I put it down to the fact that I forget everything as soon as I learn it. It has the same effect.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66733444728304841402020-12-31T09:51:32.190-08:002020-12-31T09:51:32.190-08:00Not your cats, I hope? Not your cats, I hope? Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4833118787520446842020-12-31T09:50:49.112-08:002020-12-31T09:50:49.112-08:00I'd be happy with ONE honeyeater. My, my.I'd be happy with ONE honeyeater. My, my.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4611698750989700582020-12-31T09:50:05.151-08:002020-12-31T09:50:05.151-08:00Have met. Have fallen! They're just not here. ...Have met. Have fallen! They're just not here. Although we do have a slate-colored junco (one), so that's another individual I can recognize.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50906536971427152372020-12-31T09:49:12.485-08:002020-12-31T09:49:12.485-08:00You've got yourself some nice overlapping rang...You've got yourself some nice overlapping ranges, there. I sure wish we had mockingbirds.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75189483976462480062020-12-31T09:16:09.118-08:002020-12-31T09:16:09.118-08:00Your New Year's Revelations are awesome!Your New Year's Revelations are awesome!dancinfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942680650174061545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35495734418262448562020-12-31T09:08:37.280-08:002020-12-31T09:08:37.280-08:00I agree with the comment that you are very Zen her...I agree with the comment that you are very Zen here. Every second is the start of the rest of our lives. And we are always most alive right now.Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84961935233020642412020-12-31T04:12:02.070-08:002020-12-31T04:12:02.070-08:00Sadly my property lacks birds because of the cats ...Sadly my property lacks birds because of the cats around here. However once in a while I will catch sight of a bluebird and maybe a cardinal but they are cautious. Happy New Year to your and yours.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89930668340910913802020-12-30T20:38:21.043-08:002020-12-30T20:38:21.043-08:00Taste testing. They need to find just the right on...Taste testing. They need to find just the right one.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15509140571750937632020-12-30T20:35:21.971-08:002020-12-30T20:35:21.971-08:00I had a wonderful bird moment a few weeks ago. Not...I had a wonderful bird moment a few weeks ago. Not being able to pick out any single bird, no. This was a whole batch of new honeyeater babies learning to fly around and land on things and they did it all together as a group. They landed on my front porch railing! And I was so wrapped up in watching as they tweeted and chirped and changed positions with each other, moving from the railing to the Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40554910627374198022020-12-30T19:43:02.428-08:002020-12-30T19:43:02.428-08:00And within us.And within us.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48059596801648384172020-12-30T19:18:03.892-08:002020-12-30T19:18:03.892-08:00Oh wait till you meet a tufted titmouse. You will ...Oh wait till you meet a tufted titmouse. You will fall in love.knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8723893532714343152020-12-30T18:57:53.496-08:002020-12-30T18:57:53.496-08:00Oh my — I left out mockingbirds, scrub jays and bu...Oh my — I left out mockingbirds, scrub jays and bush tits!Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61668588163006054222020-12-30T18:56:32.026-08:002020-12-30T18:56:32.026-08:00House sparrows, white-crowned sparrows, gold-crown...House sparrows, white-crowned sparrows, gold-crowned sparrows, juncos, California towhees, lesser goldfinches, house finches, crows, mourning doves, red-winged blackbirds, collared doves, and Anna's hummingbirds, rufous hummingbirds, Allen's hummingbirds and now, finally, a Nutall's woodpecker in the back yard have, I suspect, kept us from cracking up so far, and will do so at least Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.com