tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post8643095609184963579..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: New Dawn ComingMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10067839283461072792019-08-08T13:24:30.152-07:002019-08-08T13:24:30.152-07:00I am a Deanz Greenz shopper.I am a Deanz Greenz shopper.Ditty Nicolaideshttps://www.depressionart.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69062089152455068712019-08-08T12:55:21.510-07:002019-08-08T12:55:21.510-07:00I HAVE TOO. The only thing I can say for myself is...I HAVE TOO. The only thing I can say for myself is the number of seconds I wait before recognizing what a dummy I am is coming down.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82206697929128572372019-08-08T12:54:42.401-07:002019-08-08T12:54:42.401-07:00Interesting that it's working out for them! I ...Interesting that it's working out for them! I know a lot of species are all bollixed up because the birds are arriving in their breeding locations too early for the insects they need to feed their young. I do consider this an experiment we'd be better off without.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17920719118598617462019-08-08T08:51:25.855-07:002019-08-08T08:51:25.855-07:00I loved the attempt to make a book font bigger by ...I loved the attempt to make a book font bigger by spreading your fingers. I have occasionally held my finger on a word in a book hoping it would display the definition.Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26538696134831068272019-08-07T23:06:21.060-07:002019-08-07T23:06:21.060-07:00Another good book on climate change is "The U...Another good book on climate change is "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" by David Wallace-Wells.<br /><br />We live in a remote area of Sonoran desert outside Tucson with a tremendously varied bird population, many migratory. The spring migrations have shifted about 3 weeks sooner in response to the warmer average temps but more interesting is what happens when the resident Desert Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433968299879032651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78771293419358530392019-08-07T20:04:48.964-07:002019-08-07T20:04:48.964-07:00And...once it's gone, you don't know eithe...And...once it's gone, you don't know either. That's the trouble.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76465560912016110682019-08-07T20:04:08.411-07:002019-08-07T20:04:08.411-07:00Oh for Pete's sake. Make it stop!Oh for Pete's sake. Make it stop!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83586518561647437662019-08-07T12:47:31.931-07:002019-08-07T12:47:31.931-07:00As Joni Mitchell once sang, "You don't kn...As Joni Mitchell once sang, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24288937123017562652019-08-07T12:24:40.804-07:002019-08-07T12:24:40.804-07:00I do listen to the dawn chorus. And marvel at it....I do listen to the dawn chorus. And marvel at it.<br />And, sadly/infuriatingly we heard yesterday that local companies (no doubt with the support of our guvermint) are about to spend multi-millions on an advertising campaign spruiking the benefits of coal. Hiss and spit.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51210971021406059792019-08-07T12:11:55.839-07:002019-08-07T12:11:55.839-07:00That's at least one of the things they're ...That's at least one of the things they're doing. They're also establishing territory, giving notice of their preferred boundaries, checking in on family. And maybe exuberating. There's a lot of good research on this. If I ever get my Bird Book published, you can read all about it.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32966791346553156142019-08-07T11:55:09.606-07:002019-08-07T11:55:09.606-07:00I agree with everything you said about climate cha...I agree with everything you said about climate change, but let me tell you about the dawn chorus I used to wake up to. at first it was just a cacophony of bird sound, then I began to notice and listen, eventually even getting out of bed to watch through my window. One small bird, perched on the roof of the unit behind mine would send out a call and wait. From a short distance away, another bird Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39622667802385483642019-08-07T09:23:48.691-07:002019-08-07T09:23:48.691-07:00My life now is a balance between being informed an...My life now is a balance between being informed and being a little bit high.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82525141509668675152019-08-07T09:23:06.613-07:002019-08-07T09:23:06.613-07:00Don't let the plutocrats off the hook for this...Don't let the plutocrats off the hook for this.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57541638827610885542019-08-07T08:40:18.155-07:002019-08-07T08:40:18.155-07:00I think that religion has been THE most destructiv...I think that religion has been THE most destructive force in our species. What you mentioned about Earth belonging to the humans, and also the "be fruitful and multiply." ENOUGH already with the multiplying! Since we can't contain ourselves, Nature will do it for us. mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48819330453429378942019-08-07T08:24:39.011-07:002019-08-07T08:24:39.011-07:00One the basic tenets of early christianity was tha...One the basic tenets of early christianity was that the Earth and all on it belongs to mankind. The animals, plants, soil was ours to do with as we wish. This lasts today in evangelical groups. Even those who don't openly practice religion have inculcated this belief. In Montana and the west, including Oregon, I frequently hear and read about how predators are killing 'their' elk and Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1820256265500900042019-08-07T07:44:09.034-07:002019-08-07T07:44:09.034-07:00Almost everyone agrees that we are entering The Si...Almost everyone agrees that we are entering The Sixth Extinction, which will undoubtedly include humans as well as a plethora of other creatures. The disagreement lies in what we can do about it — and if it’s even possible to do anything at this point. I have read that the tipping point for the possibility of turning this around has already passed over ten years ago. <br /><br />An mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.com