After the Storm
What fun! I swear I was gonna die without MY internet. I hate when that happens! But, it’s all pretty much back to normal, the streets are cleared, the power is up and I’m back online. Whew! And now we got Dennis the Menace curving up the Gulf, I hope that sucker dies before he gets here, but history says that won’t happen. I did get to do some extra study for my classes though which was kinda cool after we got the generator up and running. I just sat outside on the patio and soaked up a bit of solar radiation and read and bird watched. Here’s a view to the right of where I was sitting.
Notice the generator, one noisy ass fucker! That big oak tree is near the center of the backyard and it’s freekin’ huge, check out the view of the front of the house from across the street, the tree towers over the back of the house! The house is two stories too, which is hard to tell from this perspective.
Damn, if that thing should ever fall over onto the house, holy shit!! Two things about that tree, it’s chock full of birds and squirrels that can be very entertaining to watch whenever you’re in the mood, and it’s chock full of birds and squirrels that can annoy the fuck out of you when you are trying to get some sleep. Bastards!! At 6 am this morning I could hear several birds raising all kinds of hell, and especially that loud m’ther fucking crow cawing it’s ass off right outside my goddamn window.
I went downstairs and grabbed the pellet gun and snuck around the side of the house, that fuckin’ crow MUST die! But, the moment I peeked around the edge of the house that bastard flew away, he must have seen me. I looked up and saw several smaller birds though, dive bombing something in the tree. It was hard to see at first but I finally made out what it was. It was a huge owl! Just sitting there, right outside my upstairs bedroom window and the local bird cops were trying to chase his ass off. Now I had to go back inside and change weapons, the pellet gun was no good to use on an owl, so I loaded up my trusty new Kodak and took a couple shots at him.
It was still kind of dark outside so I had to lighten up the picture quite a bit so that you can see him. I stood there and watched him get repeatedly pecked by several smaller birds for a few minutes until they finally chased him off. That’s when I realized just how big he was, his wingspan looked like nearly 3 ft! That’s a big ass bird! Are owls good eating? hmmmm, I wonder…
Just kidding!! LOL (cajun style maybe?) hehe
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New animation! I just knew there’d be something this morning.
If you think the birds wake you early in the morning…You should hear the crickets here all…night…long. They are loud, unless of course you have really good insulation to keep the outside weather and noises out. Loud little fuckers!
WOW!! Awesome. Dude… you better get your cajun bootay outta there! Dennis looks a real Menace.
You cajuns will eat anything. Actually, you make anything taste really good.
What kind of owl, you know?
Sorry to vent on your blog Se7en but if Jeanette can fart on it I can vent.
we have four oak trees in our back yard as big, if not bigger, than that one. They’re massive. I think about them when we get nasty storms, but they haven’t so much as dropped a branch in the 10 years I’ve had the house. They love me. :p
Nice owl!
Hold onto your nuts, it’s a commin’!
Dude! ~ that’s bad juju to eat an owl!!!! Dennis looks bad from here! It’s gonna make Cindy look like a breath of fresh air!
Groovin’ new header… makes me a little dizzy.
And yeah, batten down the hatches, matey! He’s gonna bloooow!!! (Hope none of it ends up on yer ceilin’).
Wow, I’m all impressed that you have an owl. That is the coolest thing ever.
oooh, an owl? Don’t eat it! Silly Se7!
have a good weekend
Well if you’re able to watch the peepers then everything must’ve gone ok for you. Glad to see the I-net came back up so quickly. Hope Dennis makes a u turn and heads back to sea. Hang in there.
PS- Owl would probably taste a little gamey no matter how much creole you put on it.
HEYYYYY!!!!
Just sayin’ Hi. Dialup sux and kids are keeping me too busy to read. :o(
Oh, and owl is to be feared & revered, not eaten. So says the Seminole.
Don’t eat the owl, hon…go get a bucket at the Colonel’s instead.
Hm, that’s not a bad idea…might have to go do that myself.
Where the hell di my comment go? I dont’ wanna re-type it, it’s time for dinner (code for crazy sex!)
Looks like a big ol barn owl to me! Well from what I can see anyway. Did you hear it whooo? I hope not. Um I think you should maybe go somewhere else for a day or two until this Dennis storm passes by. Its not a good sign for that owl to be in your tree right outside your window. What direction did in fly in? Are you still okay? Did you hear from all the people you love today? I know I know I am weird. Just be CAREFUL FOR GODSAKES. Hugs and kisses.
My sister and I were driving down a dark road one night and a white owl with about a 3 foot wingspan flew right in front of the car. It totally freaked us out. We were afraid it was some sort of omen or something.
all over the world humans are being nagged by the birds.. least I am the feeders are almost empty and they aren’t impressed, hmm wonder if I can get pics of them.
Hey! I’m pretty sure I saw your place featured in this month’s Better Homes and Gardens.. or maybe it was House Beautiful. Very impressive! Bet they didn’t get a peak at your “Chamber of Doom” in the basement. That’s for other magazines.
that is so cool! I have never seen an owl in my life - I don’t even know if we have them up here in PA…
i’ve been thinking of you. and i’ve missed you! glad you’re safe, for now.
apaches are horrified at the sight of an owl, a death omen in their culture. cherokees embrace owl as an amazing totem.
cajuns have the most yummy culture of all. i was bred to live in your city.
That’s one big ass tree.
Greeaaaat! I tell you about how those trees love me and, right on queue, they start dropping f’ing acorns. It’s now raining acorns in my back yard. piddlefart!
Just making sure your ok after Dennis hit…
ONE YEAR…
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