Wednesday, May 18, 2005
wildlife report: birds, ground hogs, and ninja
the day will come when I stop yammering on about birds, but that day is not today. the owls and warblers in the nest box cams link are active and fun to look at. baby owls are freakish looking.
the baby whistle pigs are doing well. a neighbor, not that slutty undergrad- a normal guy, told Hugsband that he stood silently on his porch for several minutes. after waiting awhile, he saw 6 baby ground hogs emerge from under the bushes. when their mom saw him, she gave out a whistle in warning. so they truly are whistle pigs. I have only seen 4 of the babies at a time, so it is possible that this guy is inflating his numbers to impress us.
pink-haired ninja, our scrawny next-door neighbor, was out brandishing his sword today. when I looked out the back window, he was crouched next to the dumpster holding the sword out in front of him. he has a bumper sticker I can never figure out. it reads "there's only one god. quit vying for his position." I can't tell if it means quit playing god a la Victor Frankenstein or if it means don't be judgmental. I will ask him sometime when he's not carrying a weapon. Hugsband was very annoyed by the entire crouching and stabbing display at the dumpster. He spied on ninja through the kitchen window and complained that he doesn't use a practice sword. surely it's illegal to swing a real sword in the parking lot.
the baby whistle pigs are doing well. a neighbor, not that slutty undergrad- a normal guy, told Hugsband that he stood silently on his porch for several minutes. after waiting awhile, he saw 6 baby ground hogs emerge from under the bushes. when their mom saw him, she gave out a whistle in warning. so they truly are whistle pigs. I have only seen 4 of the babies at a time, so it is possible that this guy is inflating his numbers to impress us.
pink-haired ninja, our scrawny next-door neighbor, was out brandishing his sword today. when I looked out the back window, he was crouched next to the dumpster holding the sword out in front of him. he has a bumper sticker I can never figure out. it reads "there's only one god. quit vying for his position." I can't tell if it means quit playing god a la Victor Frankenstein or if it means don't be judgmental. I will ask him sometime when he's not carrying a weapon. Hugsband was very annoyed by the entire crouching and stabbing display at the dumpster. He spied on ninja through the kitchen window and complained that he doesn't use a practice sword. surely it's illegal to swing a real sword in the parking lot.
