BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Jul 17 - 04:53 PM

Cool! a rabbit!

Dragonflies, hereabouts.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Janie
Date: 20 Jul 17 - 07:30 PM

Although I'm sure I should, I have neither blinds nor curtains on the big window in the room in which I spend most of my time. I just make sure to have clothes or pj's on when in the front of the house.

Right now, seeing numerous birds of different species, including lots of recently fledged birds, squirrels, butterflies (Painted Lady and Viceroy are the most numerous, oak trees, a fire hydrant and a grand Southern Magnolia that occupies the vacant lot across the road.

Within the next 15 minutes will likely not see any birds or butterflies, but will see some of the last of the lightning bugs of the season. A few hours later,, may see a gray fox and will definitely hear owls - and maybe see one if a rodent dares dart through the grass under the streetlight.

There goes a cotton-tail rabbit!

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Jul 17 - 11:24 AM

Here at the public library, it is one of the mornings for mothers with infants and toddlers. They could be indoors with the refrigerated air (like me -- nice in here). Their preference, which is provided for them this week, is to be on the other side of the library window.

Out the window, beyond the sidewalk that goes around the building,
is a nice grassy lawn. A canopy has been put up for shade, to which several mothers have beat a retreat. Outside the shaded area, the lawn is outfitted with specially set up water sprinklers, the child-friendly kind.

So the little ones are racing around and squealing as the sprinkler cools them down. There is at least one portable kiddie pool with a toddler splashing in it. I see one tiny boy whose trunks are too big for him, and he is unintentionally mooning the library window while he bounces around with a toy fishing pole.
Stroller chairs everywhere. Half a dozen plastic balls being tossed about. The children's library supervisor standing to one side spotting everybody.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Senoufou
Date: 20 Jul 17 - 09:19 AM

10 degrees C is blooming parky to me! I'd be reaching for the heating switch that's for sure. But I have to say we both adore the heat. I'm fine in 40 degrees C. Of course, it's different if one has to work.

I can now see Paul the wet fish man outside. He comes every Thursday and toots his horn. Most of the elderly folk who no longer drive totter out to get some haddock, cod or coley for this evening's tea. He goes round all the villages in these parts.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 20 Jul 17 - 09:10 AM

Eliza, my CBD/Harbourside version of winter is very mild compared to friends who live further west & south, even those who live 5km away. Everyone else I know has heaters & needs them.

It's 10.2C & 11pm on Thursday night, 100km west in the Blue Mountains it's 2.4C, it's -2C on the ski fields 400km to th south, 400km northwest where JennieG lives it's 5.2C & it's 6C in Hobart, Tasmania!

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Rapparee
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 08:43 PM

The room I'm in doesn't HAVE a window. If it did it would look out on the flowers in the backyard and beyond that the green of the golf course. Except in winter, of course.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Andrez
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 08:07 PM

My big old oak tree is still there after my last post in 2014, as usual in autumn, leaves have changed colour and are falling, japanese maple trees leaves are red, orange and yellow and we are having one of the driest winters for many years, not a good outlook for the coming summer......

Looking at leaving the big smoke and moving back out to the bush next year so this may be the last time I see the oak tree leaves change. Having more or less grown up with it, I'll sure miss my oak friend.

Cheers,

Andrez

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 01:39 PM

Yesterday, here at the public library, it was bright sunshine AND pouring rain, at the same time.
I looked for rainbows, but failed to see any.

The refrigerated air is going full blast and it's lovely;
I can look at the blue sky, puffy white clouds, and bright sun,
without feeling the beastly humidity and high heat.
It's enough to flatten you when you step out the door.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 05:44 AM

Can't remember that line but I loved her playing of the (perhaps a bit selectively) deaf character.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 05:39 AM

memories of Fawlty Towers

Basil: You complained about the view. It's Torquay! What do you expect to see from the window of a Torquay hotel?
Joan Sanderson's character: well it's not good enough!

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 05:27 AM

(Ah Sen beat me to post...)

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 05:24 AM

Oz temperatures seem odd. My brother is a bit inland near Sunshine Coast. Their summer can sound unbearable and what my niece thought of as cold when she visited recently felt pretty mild. Think I said if I was to live in that country I'd opt for Tasmania.

I'm not that many miles away from Sen and (reading another thread) it seems we both had thunderstorms last night. Outside here now looks quite pleasant. Great tits and goldfinch at the feeders as I look out of my bedroom window.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Senoufou
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 05:23 AM

Oooh Sandra, you must be a hardy soul. I could never 'just put on more clothes'. In winter, we have the oil-fired heating on at 80 degrees. But we do open the windows at night when the heating goes off. I like freshly-aired rooms.

Outside at the moment, because of torrential rain and horrible thunderstorms all night, the earth is nice and damp. Worms are coming to the surface, so there are lots of starlings, blackbirds and thrushes poking their beaks into the soil to get some juicy morsels. Our birdbaths are full of clean rainwater. Everything looks fresh and newly-washed.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 05:08 AM

my window is covered by it's curtain as it's almost 7pm on Wednesday here. I'm looking at a curtain with lovely green & brown leaves.

Reading my post from 3 years ago - Tabby Next Door & her person moved sometime last year & the bloke who lives there now leaves his washing on an airer in his living room for days cos he doesn't open his window.

Here on the edge of Sydney's CBD we are having what we call winter - minimums between 6 & 10C, maximums between 16 & 23, my windows are permanently locked open & I don't have a heater & just put on more clothing when I get cold. But then I am about .5 km from Sydney Harbour (can't see it, but feel the influence) - friends a couple of km on land side of Sydney have heaters, & lower temperatures, sealed windows etc & more heating are the rule the further west you go. Some friends in the Blue Mountains 100km to the west get snow, other towns in the area are merely very cold.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Senoufou
Date: 18 Jul 17 - 05:21 PM

Well it's pitch dark at the moment (our village has no street lights, which is much better in my opinion) and I can see a few stars (the Plough is overhead and to the west a bit) I can also see that blooming white cat Spirit lurking about round our garden cuttings bin, which we put out to be collected tomorrow. Luckily, our cats are both in, and the cat flap is firmly shut.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Jul 17 - 04:56 PM

My spot right now is a public computer station at the local library branch. A new modern building with BIG windows.

The sun is out, shining bright and hard,
AND we just had a cloudburst with rain pouring straight down.

I'm looking for a rainbow. If there is one,
it's not out of this window. Maybe on the other side of the building.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Mar 14 - 12:07 PM

Patches of melting snow, sunshine, and tweety-birds! This will be he warmest 2 days in a row for... oh, ages. Supposed to make 60F today...65 by Tues. Then...*sigh*, another dip into the 30s. But we're getting there!

Take care of that knee, Ebbie... no trampoline practice for awhile...okay?

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 08 Mar 14 - 11:56 AM

From my window I am watching all the dog walkers who are out and about with their happy tail wagging dogs. It's a wonderful sight to see every kind of breed or non breed alike enjoying the sun and warm weather out together with owners and families. Although I am not a dog owner anymore it makes me feel really warm inside just to observe them.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: gnu
Date: 07 Mar 14 - 08:02 PM

Megan... as usual. >;-)

Yesterday, I was entering my back door when I heard a familiar sound. I froze and slowly looked toward it. Twas a male crow crowing that crow. Then, as I watched in awe, he did the dance I have seen many times but never this early in the year! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! Impressing his mate so that she will bear his young. Well, that's REALLY cool but there ain't no other crows around here now on accounta it's still winter. If she does let him in the coop and she lays eggs, they will freeze no matter how much 'sitting' she does. Of course, practice makes perfect, eh? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

Yeah... I know... skelp.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Ebbie
Date: 07 Mar 14 - 06:48 PM

There have been a few flakes flicking past my window and it's supposed to dump some overnight. Not to worry- I like seasonal weather, and in early March snow in Alaska is definitely seasonal.

I have been applying cold compresses on my left knee - helps some - and since I've been tied to one spot I've been watching mountain goats on the mountain side all morning. They have come down from the summit approximately 1/4th of the way and are busily chomping on brush. Nice to watch.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Feb 14 - 06:33 PM

Hi, Dorothy. Don't worry about the critter:-) I'll put some cayenne pepper in a small piece of ground meat and let Alfred have it.

We are supposed to have three days of fairly warm weather and then back to minus 20 once again. Pot while you can.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Dorothy Parshall
Date: 22 Feb 14 - 03:16 PM

"Does anyone want a raccoon? The one that's been coming around is going to be in need of rescue really soon. On the bright side he'll make a nice warm hat and a good meal with himself as the guest of honor."

I have no doubt whatsoever that this is aimed directly at me by I-know-who! Just in case you don't know it, if you remove one raccoon, or other wildling, from a habitat, another one will quickly move in - maybe even two or a pregnant mom ready to drop a litter of 3-4. Nature abhors a vaccuum! So it is far better to co-exist with the raccoon you know...

I am delighted to have sunlight pouring in the windows, melting snow, a spring-type breeze - even though the temp is dropping again tonight. Today has been a wonderful holiday - from winter.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Megan L
Date: 22 Feb 14 - 04:06 AM

It must be derby day for clouds they are galloping across the sky. The crows are tacking like black sailed yachts desperately trying to reach the tree they were aiming for. The wind can't be to bad yet when that happens they walk everywhere. I have seen them standing among the slightly longer grass of the open ground praying that a gust does not catch them and blow them to Norway they are not very good with new languages.

The one tree that dared to grow above the level of a house is bouncing around like Tessie Oshea doing aerobics. Fran next door is trying to take her puppy for a walk I think she will give up in a moment her tall slender frame is bent like a hairpin.

Good grief the Boat must have decided to go down the Flow rather than out by the Back of Hoy but she is struggling to turn onto the Cairston |Roads, if she doesn't turn soon there will be a new island in the Bay of Ireland. Just another lovely Orkney morning.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Janie
Date: 20 Feb 14 - 10:36 PM

I found this wikipedia article to be somewhat helpful, Ebbie.   
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorland

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Feb 14 - 11:30 AM

Does anyone want a raccoon? The one that's been coming around is going to be in need of rescue really soon. On the bright side he'll make a nice warm hat and a good meal with himself as the guest of honor.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Will Fly
Date: 20 Feb 14 - 10:24 AM

Yes, I suppose so - it's just that one of the scenes from "Back To The Future" seemed so much better than this morning's weather.

Oddly enough, just after posting that, the weather turned yet again (it's been SO fickle recently) and, when I did look out of the window, I saw...

"the town square in from of me, bordered by a fringe of acacia trees. Trim young ladies in full skirts and pink and blue blouses, carrying handbags and the morning paper, trip lightly past the fountain in the middle of the square, and..."

Aargh!

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Feb 14 - 10:11 AM

Will! And it was going so well :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Will Fly
Date: 20 Feb 14 - 09:28 AM

Looking out of the window on this bright, sunny day, I see the town square in from of me, bordered by a fringe of acacia trees. Trim young ladies in full skirts and pink and blue blouses, carrying handbags and the morning paper, trip lightly past the fountain in the middle of the square, and wave gaily to the young men driving by in their Chevrolets and Studebakers. From the ice-cream parlour on one side of the square, comes the sound of the Chordettes singing "Mr. Sandman" from the jukebox inside. Across the square is the town hall, its clock reading ten minutes to eleven, and at the smell of freshly brewed coffee drifts across in the morning sun. A poster at the front of the movie house advertises this week's film - "Davy Crockett". Two men in dark suits by Saks stroll casually by, smoking their Marlboros and chatting to each other.

Well… it makes a change from the fucking rain!

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Megan L
Date: 19 Feb 14 - 01:02 PM

Ebbie I cant talk for anywhere else but our Scottish muirs (moors) are a specific eco system mostly peatbog and heather, it is home to many of Scotlands iconic flora and fauna http://www.jottercms.com/showpage.php?id=8449

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Ebbie
Date: 19 Feb 14 - 12:19 PM

Thanks for the photos- but it still doesn't address my question: What makes a moor a moor? To me it looks mostly like undeveloped, rough country- which we in the USA have a lot of, too, but don't have a specific name for.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 19 Feb 14 - 06:01 AM

amazing photos, Megan, thanks for posting the link

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Megan L
Date: 19 Feb 14 - 03:30 AM

Ebbie if you look at the picture 8 down on this link it will give you and idea of the moors yorkshire moors

I have to drive over moorland on my way south I am not sure about he Yorkshire moors but ours are usually rough ground quite often peaty and very low occupation.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Dorothy Parshall
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 07:16 PM

Ah, the sidewalk plow just flew past the window. Wonder if it is my young friend Melanie! So what I saw today, when I looked, was a light snow quietly falling.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 06:54 PM

We have spring weather outside. Sunny, 20 degrees C. Same forecast all this week. Maybe spring has spring.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Ebbie
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 05:16 PM

Books that I read growing up frequently featured roaming the moors and the occasional thatched cottage nestled within.

Question: What is the equivalent of a moor on this side of the water? In Alaska, we have tundra, not to mention muskeg, but I don't think that moors are swampy. Right?

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 01:53 PM

Aaaaarg, Billy. Wishful thinking and hope over experience. The temperature is supposed to get to 4 degrees C or 39 degrees F.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 01:26 PM

The temperature made it above zero for the first time in weeks. Feels like a summer's day. Of course, no sooner did I mention that than it has started snowing. Come Thursday we're expecting temperatures to rise to plus seven degrees C (45 degrees F). HEATWAVE! Will have to drink plenty of fluids. Buy stock in Molson's. These hot spells mean it's time to air the house.

There's a nuthatch out front--the only bird of which I am aware that walks down tree trunks with its head toward the ground. They are fun to watch. The pigeons lost their home when the bridge was taken down, so they have four or five spots they go to throughout the day although I have no idea where they sleep at night.

It'll be time soon enough to relocate some squirrels. There is a pair of brothers who have been together for a few years so I will do my best not to separate them. Unless the price of meat gets any higher in which case that's it for them and the raccoon who comes around at night.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Pete Jennings
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 12:58 PM

Shucks, Dave, only the Aire Valley? Life's bitch ain't it!

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 09:20 AM

Lund's tower and Cowling pinnacle.

Well, out of the back windows anyway. From the front it is more of the Aire Valley but nothing famous :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: bbc
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 08:51 AM

At the moment, as has been common, this winter, snow! We're forecast to get 2-4 inches, today, to add to 15 inches already on the ground. I had a lovely surprise on Valentine's Day, though, when a darling little red-phase Eastern Screech-Owl
roosted in my backyard apple tree for more than an hour, in the mid-afternoon! That was a first! Several weeks ago, a female Pileated Woodpecker visited the yard! Another first! Sometimes, it's lovely to live in a rural area!

Barbara (Columbia County, New York)

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: GUEST,Seaham cemetry
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 06:23 AM

it depends where the window is;

I am in a rented flat for work till Easter, and the view is a typical Northern England city. The clinic where I can look out of the window is the same.

However, my home has rather nice views over the moors and the sort of wildlife where I wish I could name more of the large birds. When I exercise my dogs, I am at peace, even if I dont know the names of what I enjoy. I was recently in Afghanistan (I'm a medic) and the view from the window of the health centre at the camp is snow, snow and more snow at the moment. (My tent didnt have a window!) When the snow goes, the colour of the view changes to light orange and grey, but the features remain the same, although the hills in the distance look more inviting than they actually are.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: GUEST,Ed T
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 05:57 AM

I live in an urban area. Each time it snows, I see my neighbour from my window removing snow in shorts. Regardless of the temperature (even at -10 C) and no matter how long it takes, he always moves snow in shorts. People wearing shorts outdoors in cold winter always puzzles me.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: gnu
Date: 18 Feb 14 - 05:35 AM

Wonerful sights and sounds! Lovely thread.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: JennieG
Date: 17 Feb 14 - 10:33 PM

Ebbie, I know......sometimes when our pictures of Alaska scroll round on our computer I have to remind myself, that we did, indeed, go that far 'up'......right up to Fairbanks, in fact!

We tend to overlook, too, the fact that in other parts of the world Aussie birds are regarded as exotic and desirable. It's easy to take something you see everyday for granted, isn't it? I once sent a Canadian friend the link to pictures of galah, she thought they were the most beautiful bird she had ever seen, while to us they are just a bird we see all the time outside our back fence - and often inside.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 Feb 14 - 05:23 PM

JennieG, reading your listing of things seen and heard reminds me of how far apart our worlds are! It is amazing that you once made it to the far north!

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: JennieG
Date: 17 Feb 14 - 04:57 PM

Right now I can hear - and if walked out to the front verandah could also see - sulphur-crested cockatoos sqwarking overhead, their raucous sound is often the first bird call (no way could it be called a 'tweet') we hear in the mornings. Rainbow lorikeets are yelling to each other in the eucalypt tree in our front yard while they chew off the blossoms and drop them on the ground. Shortly some pink and grey galahs will arrive on the hill behind us and add to the morning cacophony. When there is rain around the kookaburras will laugh at each other......did you know that sound is actually a territorial warning? Magpies will chortle, their call is probably the most beautiful of all Ozzie birds - and, melodious as it is, it is also a warming to other birds because they will fiercely guard their own patch of bush against all comers, humans included in nesting season.

Life here on the edge of a country town in Oz is not quite quiet, you know.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 17 Feb 14 - 04:16 PM

(that I can't get to for cleaning because of "storm windows" installed out side those, improperly nailed up by the previous owner).


If there is a Harbor Freight Tools near you you can pick up some cheap Pakistani prybars and take care of that.

http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/pry-bars.html

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Charmion
Date: 17 Feb 14 - 04:10 PM

Effing snow.

I'm not feeling too perky today. Normally I would be all, "Ooh, look, sunshine! And snow!"

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: Dorothy Parshall
Date: 17 Feb 14 - 02:06 PM

We have seen birds flitting about on dreadful windy, snowy days and wonder how they do it! But the last few days: saw none during the snowing, a couple the day after and this morning, with blue sky and no wind, several large birds down at the small woods, a couple blue jays for a dash of welcome colour and several black and white ones - too far to tell. They must be as happy as us for a sunny day although it is about 5 F! They are amazing as we think they would just freeze solid.

Subject: RE: BS: What's To Be Seen Out Your Window?
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 17 Feb 14 - 01:10 PM

Ebbie
right now it is my big fat black dog taking a dump :-)