{"id":5902,"date":"2011-04-25T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T03:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=5902"},"modified":"2018-11-12T04:29:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T04:29:41","slug":"the-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/25\/the-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Birds!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Went out this <strong>morning<\/strong> and saw this on my tower:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5128.temp.domains\/~ishmaels\/blog3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_3243.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_3243\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_3243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box5128.temp.domains\/~ishmaels\/blog3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_3243_thumb.jpg?resize=399%2C531\" width=\"399\" height=\"531\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Neighborhood Purple Martins were all up there \u201cpreening\u201d.&nbsp; They sure like the tower, wish they liked the two houses I have for them but they look and few stay.&nbsp; We did have 2 nesting pairs <strong class=\"StrictlyAutoTagBold\">last<\/strong> summer in <strong>one<\/strong> house.&nbsp; It is a big fight to chase off the sparrows long enough for the Martins to step in.<\/p>\n<p>Busy <strong>morning<\/strong>, off to recheck with skin Dr \u2013 no skin cancer but he prescribes really expensive stuff for a simple itch?<\/p>\n<p>Next to the barber \u2013 gotta get a shear before the 5 weeks in the Dunes\u2026 no spice there!<\/p>\n<p>Then to mail off a book I sold.&nbsp; Weeding out the read stuff \u2013 if you break even or gain a little your ahead as they are no longer taking up space here \u2013 I read it already and most of them I won\u2019t go back and re-read.<\/p>\n<p>Then back to the house, check email, damn <strong class=\"StrictlyAutoTagBold\">camera<\/strong> 1 is logging off and <strong class=\"StrictlyAutoTagBold\">going<\/strong> dead?&nbsp; can\u2019t find a real reason \u2013 it just gets tired?&nbsp; Maybe it is wet?&nbsp; but it is supposed to be an outside camera?&nbsp; Reset the power on it twice and it came back but died again?&nbsp; now back again?&nbsp; no explanation for that and no time to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>Making a list of things to do when I get home next.&nbsp; Damn the list is bigger than it was <strong class=\"StrictlyAutoTagBold\">last<\/strong> month?&nbsp; what is up with that?&nbsp; I am sure I got something done?<\/p>\n<p>Back to town for <strong class=\"StrictlyAutoTagBold\">lunch<\/strong> and then get gas in the jeep \u2013 stopped by to pick up meds and \u2013 told them no way!&nbsp; I would live with the itch \u2013 $100 for my part after insurance is ridiculous!<\/p>\n<p>Home again and it is still wet the <strong class=\"StrictlyAutoTagBold\">camera<\/strong> died again, but back on after <strong>one<\/strong> reset \u2013 finished up moving the movies to the tablet, checked the packing \u2013 will need to get <strong>one<\/strong> more <strong class=\"StrictlyAutoTagBold\">thing<\/strong> in <strong>morning<\/strong> put in.<\/p>\n<p>Back to town for the Financial class thing, and home\u2026 whew we are busy doing a lot of nothing here.&nbsp; 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