tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post767302299882009283..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: West Virginia: Almost HeavenMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87150235855882989612014-05-27T13:23:51.360-07:002014-05-27T13:23:51.360-07:00Aren't the scarlet tanagers great? I have yet ...Aren't the scarlet tanagers great? I have yet to see anything fledge. I'm still staring at my chickadee house waiting but nobody ever comes out. Then they're gone. I must quit going to the bathroom.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23482931901416688542014-05-27T12:51:02.102-07:002014-05-27T12:51:02.102-07:00Just back from WVA myself. I wasn't officiall...Just back from WVA myself. I wasn't officially birding, but I did see my first Scarlet Tanager---two actually---and watched over a nest of baby Phoebes. They waited till I left to fledge. Spoilsports!knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5678529367772261672014-05-22T11:11:03.284-07:002014-05-22T11:11:03.284-07:00I think all your experiences are wild.I think all your experiences are wild.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10719636644317072512014-05-22T11:05:42.462-07:002014-05-22T11:05:42.462-07:00Ah, but that was when I lived in Northeast Tenness...Ah, but that was when I lived in Northeast Tennessee and had wild rafting experiences on the New River!dancinfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942680650174061545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37422664095287551372014-05-22T08:26:26.904-07:002014-05-22T08:26:26.904-07:00I didn't make that up. Still head-slapping.I didn't make that up. Still head-slapping.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68156154799780385052014-05-22T08:25:54.807-07:002014-05-22T08:25:54.807-07:00She might have thought you were cooking something ...She might have thought you were cooking something special?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31547472353293460732014-05-22T01:53:03.715-07:002014-05-22T01:53:03.715-07:00EspeciaLLy when there are fires and near fires. So...EspeciaLLy when there are fires and near fires. Someone burned up one of my silk screen press platens the other day and I never smeLLed it for a couple hours. It reminds me to stay married to a person who can reaLLy smeLL,,,,,"Yes Honey, I love you, you are my olfactory system - now why did you let our factory almost burn down?!?!?" esbbostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946279220170973147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37409903459882680312014-05-21T23:41:24.368-07:002014-05-21T23:41:24.368-07:00I like those butterfly images and "still a Ca...I like those butterfly images and "still a Carolina wren" had me laughing. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2287409242793052232014-05-21T16:38:21.637-07:002014-05-21T16:38:21.637-07:00My musical talent is only that I can play whatever...My musical talent is only that I can play whatever I'm working on musically. I won't remember it a month later, though.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20458162561281292272014-05-21T16:37:44.134-07:002014-05-21T16:37:44.134-07:00I love those guys! And, honey, I know where you li...I love those guys! And, honey, I know where you live, and if you're hearing one out here it's definitely a real cat.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35318785532656318132014-05-21T16:36:50.682-07:002014-05-21T16:36:50.682-07:00That inability to smell things can really come bac...That inability to smell things can really come back to bite you in the butt.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11693341298183812192014-05-21T16:36:25.214-07:002014-05-21T16:36:25.214-07:00I am totally in favor of foreigners sponsoring me!...I am totally in favor of foreigners sponsoring me! I just don't know how it's done. Anyone?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55188678368502414962014-05-21T16:35:59.540-07:002014-05-21T16:35:59.540-07:00There's more of that happening all the time. N...There's more of that happening all the time. Not that that's necessarily a good thing.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2963923024924209142014-05-21T16:35:29.229-07:002014-05-21T16:35:29.229-07:00Yes. And, sadly, sadly, above the coal.Yes. And, sadly, sadly, above the coal.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31366092580950869582014-05-21T16:35:15.967-07:002014-05-21T16:35:15.967-07:00Just that sentence: "Chad Pregracke started c...Just that sentence: "Chad Pregracke started cleaning up the Mississippi." Isn't that a great start to a novel? Holy cow.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-71835163153526784592014-05-21T15:22:04.897-07:002014-05-21T15:22:04.897-07:00Murr, I've been a birder for nigh on 30 years,...Murr, I've been a birder for nigh on 30 years, and I'm still terrible at identifying birdsong. I'm kind of lousy at remembering human-created melodies, too, unless there are words that I can hang the notes onto. I guess some people have it and some don't. I'm surprised that you have trouble, with your musical talents. bpadgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517111873755808766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40973222743446198072014-05-21T14:39:30.664-07:002014-05-21T14:39:30.664-07:00Don't feel bad, Murr. The only birdsong I reco...Don't feel bad, Murr. The only birdsong I recognize is the catbird, and half the time those are real cats. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/gray_catbird/sounds dancinfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942680650174061545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91638396162281053242014-05-21T14:19:32.927-07:002014-05-21T14:19:32.927-07:00I am not sure what my most interesting and nor bes...I am not sure what my most interesting and nor best Nearly Virtuosic Inability (NVI) might be, most likely my inability to smell things, and my ability to stay in character.esbbostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946279220170973147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39904444117532788202014-05-21T12:44:52.960-07:002014-05-21T12:44:52.960-07:00Are you still being prejudiced and refusing to let...Are you still being prejudiced and refusing to let foreigners sponsor you? I want birds everywhere protected. Even ones I will never see or hear. Which gives me the perfect excuse for not identifying them.<br />Plastic bags and bottles I can identify. Far too much practice.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30974591893351846882014-05-21T10:28:29.485-07:002014-05-21T10:28:29.485-07:00Probably most of them.Probably most of them.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42663965784274314922014-05-21T10:27:56.759-07:002014-05-21T10:27:56.759-07:00I can see birds really well, but hearing the high ...I can see birds really well, but hearing the high pitched ones is lost forever. Had a blue grosbeak last week. We are way out of its range, so people came by to see it.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59176585794190785122014-05-21T10:00:23.019-07:002014-05-21T10:00:23.019-07:00That is some really gorgeous scenery, underneath t...That is some really gorgeous scenery, underneath the litter.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11647251306033598302014-05-21T09:08:54.120-07:002014-05-21T09:08:54.120-07:00Chad Pregracke started cleaning up the Mississippi...Chad Pregracke started cleaning up the Mississippi. I wish everyone realized they can just go out and start picking stuff up. If anybody tries to stop you, tell them you'll put the garbage back where it was. http://livinglandsandwaters.org/ Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89918455674428971242014-05-21T08:40:06.463-07:002014-05-21T08:40:06.463-07:00Which river is that?Which river is that?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24487621800738327642014-05-21T08:39:47.313-07:002014-05-21T08:39:47.313-07:00Oh yes I can. And ONCE AGAIN we don't have the...Oh yes I can. And ONCE AGAIN we don't have them here. Most of the really cool birds are back east. I guess they need something to cheer them up with that awful humidity and those mosquitoes.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com