fledglings

Ok, no one got munched in this story.

We were out for our morning walkies. We didn't see the birds until they flew up in front of the dogs. They were very close, maybe a foot in front of the two noses.
It wasn't a big flurry so it wasn't startling. It seemed odd.
I watched the two fly over to the nearby rock garden and land under and possibly into a small cactus. I noticed they were pretty small, flitting around almost like a small songbird you might see in a cage. All they could manage were peeps, but very melodious peeps. It looked like they weren't entirely sure of the flying thing. They actually looked strikingly similar to some of our Arizona song birds. They looked familiar, but smaller. I guess they were actually fledglings. I hope they get better at flitting away when, in the future, danger isn't on a leash.
*peep*

putdown

re: baseball swing
"...made you look like a rusty gate"

--Larry Mondello
Beaver the Athelete (1959)

Ok, my turnz --- Click on Picture changed! Woot!

click on picture to open the original caption S3 did.

and now, back to the show!

QOTD

“Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe, and not make messes in the house.”
-- Robert A. Heinlein

Aaaaarg! MONSTER!

Arrrr arrrr arrrr!

Colorado

A winter statistic: 98% of Americans scream before going in the ditch on a slippery road. The other 2% are from Colorado and they say, "Hold my soda and watch this." (note that this says soda)


You're from Colorado if you eat ice cream in the winter.


When the weather report says it's going to be 65 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt. (I know I always do this)


It snows 5 inches and you don't expect school to be cancelled.


You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of temperature.


You have no accent at all, but can hear other people's, and then you make fun of them.


'Humid' is over 25%.


Your sense of direction is: Toward the mountains and Away from the mountains.


You say 'the Interstate' and everybody knows which one.


You think that May is a totally normal month for a blizzard.


You buy your flowers to set out on Mother's day, but try and hold off planting them until just before Father's day.


You grew up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat.


You wear socks with sandals.


You know what the Continental Divide is.


You don't think Coors beer is that big a deal.


You went to Casa Bonita as a kid, and as an adult.

You've gone off-roading in a vehicle that was never intended for such activities.


You always know the elevation of where you are.


You wake up to a beautiful, 80 degree day and you wonder if it's going to snow tomorrow.


You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at Mile High.


Every movie theater has military and student discounts.


Everybody wears jeans to church.


You actually know that South Park is a real place not just a show on TV.


You know what a 'trust fund hippy' is, and you know its natural habitat is Boulder.


You know you're talking to a fellow Coloradoan when they call it Elitches, not Six Flags.


A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you. (much)


Your two favorite teams are the Broncos and whoever is beating the crap out of the Raiders.


When people out East tell you they have mountains in their state too, you just laugh.


You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels 'sticky' and you notice the sky is no longer blue.

who is this sign for?

and what does is mean?

Whatever it means, I don't think this bird is obeying...

Opening day jitters

We went to the Diamondbacks Opening Day on Monday as part of Baynie's birthday celebration. It was a great day!! I took this picture of the new 136' x 46' high definition screen. During the game, there is so much displayed that you can miss two or three pitches just trying to figure out what all is there. They've even added closed captioning. The cc had a few problems evident during the game, but what I thought was hilarious was what was shown before the game started.

What's that in the middle of the screen?

Uh oh, Adobe Acrobat had a problem. This was displayed for about 2 minutes before the video operator dismissed it. For those of you that think these things happen only to you, remember, you're not alone. These darn-fangled cornputers mess up for the professionals as well.

How Mrs. Beisbolfan feels about opening day!

Hint: It's a movie.
Press Play for the full effect