tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2638922486709819588..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Grace And GriefMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9979538711948521692020-05-10T00:12:43.235-07:002020-05-10T00:12:43.235-07:00And I didn't say, That is a gorgeous picture o...And I didn't say, That is a gorgeous picture of Dave and Studley. Dave has beautiful, kind face and it is full of love as he looks at that sweet little bird. Why can't we all be like that? Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47528584391079485972020-05-09T17:00:28.797-07:002020-05-09T17:00:28.797-07:00Thanks, Molly, for your post. I am heartened, tea...Thanks, Molly, for your post. I am heartened, tearfully, for your honest expression of your own emotions. We need this kind of honesty.Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27176501795912534142020-05-08T20:54:03.519-07:002020-05-08T20:54:03.519-07:00Yay, you! We've used Firefox and Thunderbird ...Yay, you! We've used Firefox and Thunderbird (for email, both from Mozilla) for years. Glad to have you back!sculptor1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01342942066482312114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87525670870038887472020-05-08T20:53:59.401-07:002020-05-08T20:53:59.401-07:00Firefox is a browser, just like Chrome or Explorer...Firefox is a browser, just like Chrome or Explorer or Safari. I use it exclusively because it seems to allow the most access to blogs. What browser do you usually use? It's possible that you got an automatic update and it made your current browser too advanced and stuck up to connect to your blog :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83258037230820254592020-05-08T17:38:41.747-07:002020-05-08T17:38:41.747-07:00For the record, most of us don't understand it...For the record, most of us don't understand it either. :)jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45317213829264262972020-05-08T14:11:35.825-07:002020-05-08T14:11:35.825-07:00HEY GUYS! I'M BACK!!! I don't know if I co...HEY GUYS! I'M BACK!!! I don't know if I consider this a permanent solution, but I downloaded Firefox and everything seems to work on that. So maybe I'll use Firefox at least for this blog. For the record, I don't understand any of this.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56999260783886082232020-05-07T19:42:01.370-07:002020-05-07T19:42:01.370-07:00Oh no! Not a good time to have a computer die. Tha...Oh no! Not a good time to have a computer die. Thanks for passing that on to us, Nance.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85770277599677257422020-05-07T17:27:20.583-07:002020-05-07T17:27:20.583-07:00I just wanted to say thanks for opening my eyes al...I just wanted to say thanks for opening my eyes all those years ago. You were so patient when we moved in with our fur beast--and I still remember you guffawing when I claimed he wouldn't catch any of your feathered friends. Ugh. Sorry it took months for me to catch what you were throwing out there for me, but the lesson stuck. I mean, seeing the birds through your eyes...you turned me Molly Elwoodhttp://www.mollyelwood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12042566855445992322020-05-07T13:07:10.377-07:002020-05-07T13:07:10.377-07:00...and, yes it does work for me....and, yes it does work for me.Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50518663923900499222020-05-07T13:06:47.007-07:002020-05-07T13:06:47.007-07:00I am replying to your comment, Nance, to see if th...I am replying to your comment, Nance, to see if the 'reply' part works on comments for people other than Murr.Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9394058461382658492020-05-07T12:16:34.307-07:002020-05-07T12:16:34.307-07:00MURR IS UNABLE TO REPLY TO COMMENTS ON THIS POST B...MURR IS UNABLE TO REPLY TO COMMENTS ON THIS POST BECAUSE HER COMPUTER FRITZED BIGLY, SINCE THERE WASN’T ALREADY ENOUGH STRESS.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78752245931787892872020-05-07T10:31:42.780-07:002020-05-07T10:31:42.780-07:00I would hope that you can express this devastation...I would hope that you can express this devastation to your neighbors so that they understand. But knowing that I have friends in my neighborhood who feel the same about their cats, I doubt that it's possible. I am a cat owner like you who always keeps mine inside. Because I know that it's the safest place for them. They are accustomed to being inside, and on the rare occasions they'veStefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302884689188196191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13522879304993947922020-05-07T08:26:34.703-07:002020-05-07T08:26:34.703-07:00After having outdoor cats for many years in Seattl...After having outdoor cats for many years in Seattle area, I am chastened by your tale, esp. now that birds here in the desert are our solace. Hopefully we all learn to think of others (species) before glorying in the "freedom" of any, including our own selves. Esp. pertinent now.sonoran Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555002631877237032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12525985418152513672020-05-06T19:37:20.174-07:002020-05-06T19:37:20.174-07:00We can't bear senseless attacks, however innat...We can't bear senseless attacks, however innate, and loss like this. I'm sure you're crying still. Many of us with you.Dallas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441800243506791243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41652568360708772382020-05-06T19:26:15.870-07:002020-05-06T19:26:15.870-07:00You need a Curtis in your yard. There's been o...You need a Curtis in your yard. There's been one cat hunting my yard in the year he's lived with me. It didn't hunt long. I am devastated for you. That was going to be the coolest thing ever, with the most appreciative and loving audience and press agent a pair of birds could have. @#$#@$# cats. !@#@#$ em all, unless they're indoor-only or weigh 28 lb and can't jump. And @##@$Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35884276639219590652020-05-06T18:28:36.804-07:002020-05-06T18:28:36.804-07:00Boy, that pisses me off! I know that feeling too w...Boy, that pisses me off! I know that feeling too well. I'm so sorry! Was looking forward to the stories about them as well.Mikibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455623057801607734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70905017547657021762020-05-06T18:12:26.592-07:002020-05-06T18:12:26.592-07:00That is heartbreaking. I am so sorry. Letting a do...That is heartbreaking. I am so sorry. Letting a domestic cat run free is criminal. Even the best-fed will hunt, just for sport. Our youngest cat leapt into the air and grabbed a sparrow out of the air as it flew over our second-story balcony a couple of years back. Luckily he ran into the living room with the bird and I was able to wrest it from him, unharmed except for the loss of a single Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11145456855396121512020-05-06T16:57:25.392-07:002020-05-06T16:57:25.392-07:00Condolences. I understand. Condolences. I understand. Cindy McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035120465106011607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45740269142650894912020-05-06T14:45:04.947-07:002020-05-06T14:45:04.947-07:00Sadly (and wisely) birds don't try to rebuild ...Sadly (and wisely) birds don't try to rebuild a nest in an area that has proven to be unsafe. Depending on how much time is left in their nesting schedule, they may or may not try to make a new nest somewhere else. Laying eggs is a big investment and it may be that the female in this case just can't pull that off again this season.<br />Bruce Mohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69057336795205544612020-05-06T11:12:57.684-07:002020-05-06T11:12:57.684-07:00I'm so sorry, Murr. We have had only indoor ca...I'm so sorry, Murr. We have had only indoor cats for three decades now. I love cats AND birds and don't like either one to die at the hands or paws of those who don't like them, including enraged humans. But it's safer all around for both if cats are contained. If it's done from the time they are little, they won't miss the outdoors as much. Get that wire out there, and jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21570196108237538712020-05-06T11:09:43.543-07:002020-05-06T11:09:43.543-07:00Nooooooo.Nooooooo.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5674123509724810692020-05-06T10:35:07.356-07:002020-05-06T10:35:07.356-07:00Damn it. Give me contact info and I’ll get this to...Damn it. Give me contact info and I’ll get this to them.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80321524287289775622020-05-06T10:13:14.310-07:002020-05-06T10:13:14.310-07:00I am so sorry. Is there any chance that the parent...I am so sorry. Is there any chance that the parents might start over? I don't know anything about bushtits.knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17717415277804508472020-05-06T08:04:38.226-07:002020-05-06T08:04:38.226-07:00I love birds, and cats, and dogs, and horses, and ...I love birds, and cats, and dogs, and horses, and goats, and other species, too, but they don't all get along so I try to manage them as best I can. I hope the bushtits are not completely dead and that the cat has an unfortunate accident, but it is all out of my control. Still time to run some razor wire around the place. jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80392822880341463122020-05-06T04:39:07.329-07:002020-05-06T04:39:07.329-07:00Oh no! nonononono! I do hope there are still eggs ...Oh no! nonononono! I do hope there are still eggs in the nest and the bushtits repair it, but I may just be whistling into the wind here. I'm so sorry. I live so far away, but still keep my cat indoors, not because I'm concerned about our local birds, they are all bigger than her and would probably smack her with a wing, but because it is safer for her. Unlike my Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com