Hi Dahlia!

Yeah, what have ya been up to lately?

Don't worry, Dahlia, Spawn of Satan is living on Gordon's rooftop in New York now.
You can stop shrieking.

OH SHARON... I don't know that the tree rat and the bushy tailed rat are one in the same... we'll have to get a rodentologist...

Hmmmmmm . . . I know a few who pretty well look like they might qualify, but haven't yet seen their credentials, Gordon. This might take us awhile, you know.

you two are funny! We have bunches of grey tree rats here. Also a few fox squirrels...cool looking critters. I enjoy watching the squirrels romp and play...don't mind that they eat the birdseed...BUT...do they HAVE to eat the feeders too and that includes the humming bird feeders stupid VARMITS. Oh well they are good for a laugh

I saw a black squirrel today. Only a brief sighting as it was climbing a tree and soon dissapeared out of sight. But the good news is it was only afew blocks away from my house so maybe I will get lucky and see it again.

I hope so.

neat Rita.. guess they are expanding their territory.. and now you know who to thank..
the O'l rough rider...Teddy

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matte...

Now that is interesting.
Makes me wonder what's out there that the rest of our wildlife could be getting into.
And our pets.

It reminds me of "I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one . . ."

it looks nice in other colors... although I've never minded the gray or black ones for their color..their behavior and attitude are a problem... ..I've always like the yankee feeders... entertaining as well as a good determent..at times I've wanted to fill it up and hang on the redge of the roof.. launching the things into the air and off the roof.. it's the 4th floor.. but they would likwly land in the canopy of the trees in the back gardens.. but it would be a long walk back up the fire escape..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Sharon, I do wonder if that is a result of fracking releasing who-knows-what into the ground as was suggested. Don't get me started on that.

Gordon, you're bad.

I had to sit on my hands to keep from saying more up there.

Yep, Gordon. Really bad.

I really hope the purple squirrel is some sort of prank where perhaps someone caught, dyed, and released it ... but I'm afraid it isn't. Purple squirrels and purple cows with purple meat and purple milk is not a pretty picture at all. We're poisoned enough as it is.

OH.. he's not so bad...here's the one the Bad Gordon was considering.. all hands on self activating..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Gordon, Gordon, what are we going to do with you??? Just don't make me come up there and dye you purple. Ya hear?

I agree.

Oh.. you hear that all the time... going to dye my self purple and move into the village.. there was this guy there ..years ago.. adam purple... he'd get purple all over and bike about.. lets see if there's a google hit on him.. yes... Adam purple started a comunity garden.. well it was his and he had comunity help.. I guess.. it was eventually taken back by the owners and developed... I think he was allowed to move to start a new one iif he wished..



this was his squatters garden ... as you can see it was a demolishing area then... now all clean with many thousands a month for apt rents.. I lived near there abour 6 year before the garden.. I had 27 room apartment with a rent of $27.00 / mo... well really the $27 was for 3 rooms... but when other apartments were abandoned.. I'd pad lock the doors to keep the riff raff out.. and incorporate it into the realm.. mostly found art material storage and studio