Vill ni jag ska starta en tråd om kritter jag råkar på i närheten av huset?
D'ya want a thread with the critters I stumble 'pon around here?
(edited to notify anyone voting, or at least the three who boosted that the thread's now actually happening, but since the poll gets reset if you edit I had to erase it and add a screenshot of the results)
Okay, here goes:
pinned Thread of Critters Not Staying Off My Damn Lawn.
(Mostly hasty mobile shots, and added to as time goes by and the creatures gather or I rediscover old photos.)
First up: the partridge family. Or rapphöns as they're properly called.
First time since we moved here 15 years ago that I've seen 'em, so today I guess we celebrate 🥳
Starting a sporadically added onto thread of some absolute favorites:
https://glitterkitten.co.uk/@FrazzledBrynn/109583653175016822
The way with words in Gerard's post? (previous boost: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard/115015765968617946)
* "Kramering into the mentions"
- Holy hell, that's a precise description!
* "an interface bad enough it's a list of reasons to become a terrorist"
- Preach!
* "as far back as the 1990s"
- You didn't have to punch me straight in my sense of youth, man! Damn!
Extremely good post!
And, more along the point of the post: the other day there was a blog post about ideal alternatives to corporate cloud hosting (public service clouds, like libraries, providing a couple of hundred gigabytes for free) and someone kramered in with "I've got a terabyte sd card in my phone so no one needs a cloud service".
Okay, bucko, that post was obviously not for you.
The way with words in Gerard's post? (previous boost: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard/115015765968617946)
* "Kramering into the mentions"
- Holy hell, that's a precise description!
* "an interface bad enough it's a list of reasons to become a terrorist"
- Preach!
* "as far back as the 1990s"
- You didn't have to punch me straight in my sense of youth, man! Damn!
Extremely good post!
From boost: "People who grow their own food consume a whopping 70% more fruit and vegetables than the average person – an impressive health outcome in a nation struggling with obesity and poor diets. They also waste 95% less food, making home growing a powerful tool for both health and sustainability.
The benefits don’t end there. Studies show that older allotment growers are fitter than their peers, while spending time in community gardens is linked to better mental health and lower stress."
This smooth newt is playing it cool, up till just then chilling under a block of concrete, now realizing some douche moved it's shelter.
But the vattensalamander doesn't mind, really, it's a protected species, so it knows what's up.
A rusty tussock moth larvae taking a last day or two in the sun before going into the pupal stage, looking like an unholy paintbrush this isn't even the vapourer's final form.
See you in two weeks, lil one.
Technically not on my lawn, this red kite was infringing on my aerial space, scaring the hens.
This smooth newt is playing it cool, up till just then chilling under a block of concrete, now realizing some douche moved it's shelter.
But the vattensalamander doesn't mind, really, it's a protected species, so it knows what's up.
NSFW (not safe for worms)
Seems the youngsters use my lawn as a make-out spot. Caught a couple of earthworms in the middle of it!
Technically not on my lawn, this red kite was infringing on my aerial space, scaring the hens.
Late summer and if the moor frogs weren't such chill li'l dudes and dudettes this one might've acted up and caused some serious trouble when I moved its shelter.
NSFW (not safe for worms)
Seems the youngsters use my lawn as a make-out spot. Caught a couple of earthworms in the middle of it!
Summer's here and with it, the European hornet. Locally known as the bålgeting (meaning big effin' wasp) this hornet is the fear of everyone.
She's probably a queen as she's more than 30mm (I'd say about the size of a large hawk masquerading as a small dragon) and sounding like a slow jet engine.
Late summer and if the moor frogs weren't such chill li'l dudes and dudettes this one might've acted up and caused some serious trouble when I moved its shelter.
"I never thought I'd grow a hare there!" is* what Christina, Queen of Sweden, said when her imported European hares spread from Lovön to neighboring islets (and after a few more imports they settled about the south half of Sweden).
This fälthare's probably taking a well deserved rest after running around and messing up the crops in late March.
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* or not. Probably not.
Summer's here and with it, the European hornet. Locally known as the bålgeting (meaning big effin' wasp) this hornet is the fear of everyone.
She's probably a queen as she's more than 30mm (I'd say about the size of a large hawk masquerading as a small dragon) and sounding like a slow jet engine.
Spoopy month special:
Me and a parti-coloured bat (bat's on the right, and also called a rearmouse, wtf?).
Found 'em three years ago on a piece of lath while constructing stuff, so I relocated the gråskimlig fladdermus to a place with less of a risk of injury and/or death by cats.
"I never thought I'd grow a hare there!" is* what Christina, Queen of Sweden, said when her imported European hares spread from Lovön to neighboring islets (and after a few more imports they settled about the south half of Sweden).
This fälthare's probably taking a well deserved rest after running around and messing up the crops in late March.
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* or not. Probably not.
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