spring flowers and good food

[Handstitched]

Another beautiful example of Mother Nature doing Her 'dang thang' 

While getting my car serviced today ( in another town)  , I sat in the park, relaxing...woo hoo, quite rare that , Mud Larks were all over the place . These birds are quite special because , according to Wiki: "Magpie-larks (aka Mud Larks ) are one of the 200-odd species of bird around the world that are known to sing in duet; each partner producing about one note a second, but a half-second apart, so that humans find it difficult to tell that there are actually two birds singing, not one. " 

These birds were right in front of me. One would start singing, and another would start, but in  two different tones , but then a few more might join in from the other side of the park . But when they sing, they spread their wings out , in some sort of territorial defense .    I sat there for ages watching these birds, it was quite entertaining.     

 

HS

[chuck123wapati]

On 12/11/2023 at 1:44 AM, Handstitched said:

Another beautiful example of Mother Nature doing Her 'dang thang' 

While getting my car serviced today ( in another town)  , I sat in the park, relaxing...woo hoo, quite rare that , Mud Larks were all over the place . These birds are quite special because , according to Wiki: "Magpie-larks (aka Mud Larks ) are one of the 200-odd species of bird around the world that are known to sing in duet; each partner producing about one note a second, but a half-second apart, so that humans find it difficult to tell that there are actually two birds singing, not one. " 

These birds were right in front of me. One would start singing, and another would start, but in  two different tones , but then a few more might join in from the other side of the park . But when they sing, they spread their wings out , in some sort of territorial defense .    I sat there for ages watching these birds, it was quite entertaining.     

 

HS

beautiful. and interesting, we have magpies here too they look a bit different in marking but hey are black and white too. I didn't know that about their singing.

[Mablung]

On 12/8/2023 at 7:12 AM, chuck123wapati said:

i love watching birds of all kinds they each have their own ways  and i look forward to each spring when they start coming back first the Robins then later on the hummers signals spring is here. As i till the garden in the spring the Robins will set on the fence and watch then as soon as I'm gone they are down in the fresh soil pulling worms, then they get in the routine of a morning bath and breakfast when we water and after a while they don't fly unless we get really close.

I went hunting last Saturday and didn't see a single deer, but I saw and listened to plenty of songbirds.  I used to watch birds avidly, when I was younger, but I haven't had the time to do so in quite a while.  it was a great treat to watch them again.

[chuck123wapati]

On 12/13/2023 at 9:01 AM, Mablung said:

I went hunting last Saturday and didn't see a single deer, but I saw and listened to plenty of songbirds.  I used to watch birds avidly, when I was younger, but I haven't had the time to do so in quite a while.  it was a great treat to watch them again.

I used to bow hunt Antelope from a blind next to a water hole and spent many hours watching birds and all the wildlife.. There was always somethign to watch coming in. It seemed as though the critters just waited their turn lol. 

[Mablung]

18 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

I used to bow hunt Antelope from a blind next to a water hole and spent many hours watching birds and all the wildlife.. There was always somethign to watch coming in. It seemed as though the critters just waited their turn lol. 

That's the place to be.  I used to sit on the bluffs overlooking a local lake for hours on end, staring through my spotting scope.

[Handstitched]

Back to food  Just made my very first batch of sausage rolls for Christmas, another  Aussie staple  ( apart from meat pies....for breakfast ).  Not sure if they are that common over there ? I get the sausage meat and the puff pastry and make em up , simple . I freeze them raw, and they are a quick snack or a quick meal to cook up  at Christmas . My Mother would normally make them by the dozen . I watched  Her make them every Christmas  since I was a kid, that and (fruit) mince pies , now its my turn .  Mine won't be as good as her's though . Got a few ' samples'  in the oven as I type, of course. I'll make another batch next weekend.  God Bless Mum for teaching me how to cook  

HS

(Update: they tasted damn good   )

Edited December 16, 2023 by Handstitched

[chuck123wapati]

8 hours ago, Handstitched said:

Back to food  Just made my very first batch of sausage rolls for Christmas, another  Aussie staple  ( apart from meat pies....for breakfast ).  Not sure if they are that common over there ? I get the sausage meat and the puff pastry and make em up , simple . I freeze them raw, and they are a quick snack or a quick meal to cook up  at Christmas . My Mother would normally make them by the dozen . I watched  Her make them every Christmas  since I was a kid, that and (fruit) mince pies , now its my turn .  Mine won't be as good as her's though . Got a few ' samples'  in the oven as I type, of course. I'll make another batch next weekend.  God Bless Mum for teaching me how to cook  

HS

(Update: they tasted damn good   )

closest we have are pigs in a blanket which don't sound nearly as good lol. The US was taken over by processed foods so real goodies like this are hard to find.

Pig in a blanket are wienies, hot dogs or sausages wrapped inside premade biscuit dough.

 God bless your mum for raising a fine man.

[Handstitched]

21 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

Pig in a blanket are wienies, hot dogs or sausages wrapped inside premade biscuit dough.

Next time I make some up , more likely during the week,  I'll cook a few and  I'll take a pic . 

HS

[MarlinDave]

Hey Chuck, 

How regularly does your US Mail run in bad weather in Wyoming? We had a 4-6 inch snow, a lot here, not much for other areas. Still cold so it can’t melt after about 6 days. Mail is not running at all. I don’t ever remember this happening, and a lot worse snows other places I’ve lived. My uncle was our mailman as a kid, had an old 72 Blazer, nothing stopped him. 

[Sheilajeanne]

When I had rural delivery, they wouldn't deliver my mail unless the mailbox was completely dug out so the postie could pull up right next to it.

But if you've had rural delivery for any length of time, I'm sure you know this already...   And 4 to 6 inches of snow isn't that much for Wyoming and Ontario. Oh wait, you're in Tennessee...everything's probably at a standstill!  

The snowplow took out my mailbox once. I had to pick my mail up at the post office until I could figure out how to make it snowplow-proof! You could probably do the same until things thaw out a bit.

 

Edited January 20, 2024 by Sheilajeanne