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capri0mniIt's just the start of Autumn. It's also still dark enough outside that the streetlamps are still on.
And yet, I hear a mockingbird, somewhere close -- sounds like he (?) might be in the holly tree just outside my office window.*
He's "Scrolling through" his repertoire of different bird calls -- loudly. But, unlike the "Let me show off my skills & endurance" songs that mockingbirds perform in the spring, this one has no quality that I would consider "Musical." And besides, I can't remember ever hearing any mockingbird call like that after early June.
... And, in the time it's taken me to type this, it's gone quiet, and the streetlamps have gone out.
Still, I hope everything's okay for my feathery neighbors.
*The berries, are full size, now. And are turning a darker shade of green. Before long, they'll be truly red, and ready for their Christmas card closeups.
And yet, I hear a mockingbird, somewhere close -- sounds like he (?) might be in the holly tree just outside my office window.*
He's "Scrolling through" his repertoire of different bird calls -- loudly. But, unlike the "Let me show off my skills & endurance" songs that mockingbirds perform in the spring, this one has no quality that I would consider "Musical." And besides, I can't remember ever hearing any mockingbird call like that after early June.
... And, in the time it's taken me to type this, it's gone quiet, and the streetlamps have gone out.
Still, I hope everything's okay for my feathery neighbors.
*The berries, are full size, now. And are turning a darker shade of green. Before long, they'll be truly red, and ready for their Christmas card closeups.
Re: ....and rant-mode slightly more on.
Date: 2015-09-30 09:09 pm (UTC)Seriously!!
Like I said, upthread: We are the Mary-Sues of planet Earth:
The newcomers, who insist we're more important than everyone who came before, and everyone loves us (except the EVIL ones, who hate us) just because we're the extra-special sparkly snowflakes.
You want to know what sets humans apart from everything else? My guess is that: we're (probably) the only ones who feel the need to name ourselves "Sapiens."