Smartie's Bar & Grill #61

Good morning, PP... everybody. Don't ask hard questions, dear... just go with the flow.

 

We have a few of those that live in the country, not as many as you have in the city but they are here.

 

Morning, Daise. Happy Thursday.

 

Coyote have a right to survival as well.Deer are cute but do a lot more damage
to property.They will literally destroy a garden.As will Rabbits.
I read a book about the Dust Bowl years. Titled - the WORST HARD TIMES -
It was shocking to read what those in the Plains had to endure.
Life turned gruelling.With the Dusters { huge Black clouds} that dropped
inches of dust and topsoil down on the Land every few days for months.
It resulted in a devastation of crops.Wheat could no longer be grown.
Winds were ever present as were the Dusters.Plus the Heat.
Wheat was the reason for the Devastation.The Plains were Overdeveloped.
Wheat was planted everywhere and the soil was run out.The government pushed
Farmers to plant and replant and during the late 20's ... wheat was a huge cash crop.
Then the Stock Market crashed and wheat prices steadily dropped until it wasn't
worth planting.Those who endured the Dust Bowl couldn't even grow simple crops.
Dust was getting into homes no matter how they tried to seal.Dust storms made
it near unliveable.Yet guess what.Rabbits thrived.Nothing else did.Not even strong trees.
Cattle could not hold up.Farmers were too poor to move.Plus travel was hazardous.
Dusters cropped up anytime and forced Model T's off the road with plumes of
black dust.However Rabbits thrived.The towns { most people sick from dust pneumonia }
were stuck with Farmers with no crops that would stand up and no food or
even ways to travel.They used to yearly gather the townsfolk and drive the thousands
of rabbits that occupied the landscape with clubs and farm shovels.Rabbits were the scourge
during the Dust Bowl.

 

Hiya, foolie. Looks like coyotes would've survived by eating rabbits. Go figger.

 

I think I might start a Coyote shelter.A shelter and petting farm.
I mean,coyote are more pet-like than some red fox or ferret or rabbit.

 

You do that, sweetie. I'll start a horny toad shelter. Well be famous.

 

Coyotes do have a right to survival but not at the expense of someone's pet. I am sure a coyote ate my pet cat, I later saw coyote scat with grey fur in it. Coyotes let nothing go to waste they eat fur and all.

Wonder why they didn't eat the rabbits? A starving person can't be too choosy... I know there may have the threat of tularemia but...tularemia or starving to death..hard choice.

 

Horny toads are a bit more attractive as a pet than coyotes. Coyotes are scruffy looking.

 

I'm not sure why the rabbits thrived so during the Dust Bowl in the Plains.
I know they reproduce like ants.But how did they survive.
Rabbits can't just eat insects and manage like some in the animal kingdom.
What happened in the Plains was the wonderful buffalo grass { which helped to
bind the soil } was Turned over in order to make way for Wheat.The soil was
compromised by big government landscaper tractors in order to make plots
of land for wheat cultivation. When Wheat became overly cultivated and the Wheat
boom hit { The Government had a program where land was practically given away
free to those who came and agreed to farm it for Wheat }. Wheat was selling like hotcakes
abroad.But the Wheat men { speculators coming in with suits and briefcases to
take over plots of land in order to plant wheat seed. } Eventually there was too much
wheat and it had to stored in big grain silos as the price kept dropping due to oversupply.
The Dust Bowl was a Man-made spectacle.The land was leveled to make room for
wheat crops and the soil wasn't rotated { let rest for a time }.
It was the Government types in Washington who may have sought good but
did wrong by the land.
I think Coyote are territorial and go where the pickins are best .Rabbits do not
operate that way.

 

Yeah cats are coyote food around here too...Don't know exactly why.

 

LTNS, sweetie. Where ya been?

No coyotes in the big city. But plenty of possums, raccoons & of course, tree rats... squirrels. Who doesn't have squirrels in one form or another? Now there's a hardy species.

 

Grizzly, and I don't mean bears. Coyotes are predators.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Wildlife/2009/1201/outdoor-cats-are-easy-prey-for-coyotes

 

In the big city we don't have coyote problems as much as we have
skunk probs. Midge was sprayed twice in the summer. You'd think
she'd have learned after the first time especially since she's very
smart.

 

Good morning... Happy Friday!

What one word describes your life?

http://bitecharge.com/play/wordlife/h1

Yep, I'd say this one is spot on... but it's by necessity, not choice.

You are an: Overcomer

Truth be told, you've overcome lots of adversities and challenges in your life. There were some really tough moments where you thought everything would just be over and your story would end. But no, that didn't happen... you passed all of that and made it this far. All of your goals will come to fruition because you never, ever give up. You're the textbook definition of a "Champion" so keep conquering!

 

Oh sometime in early 2000's I found a dead skunk in the back yard.Obvioulsy my
Husky got it.I had to play it safe.I went and reported it to animal control.They took
down all the info and came and disposed of the skunk.They came real close to
taking my dog for quarantine.I talked them into letting me keep the dog in the
back yard { fenced-in } but only if a bought a lock and kept the main gate locked.
I had to wait like around 3 weeks for any signs and then would be given the all clear.
Skunk are notorious for being carriers of rabies.
However clean skunks can make pets.Just like some squirrel.
John Barrymore loved animals.He had a whole room full of his favorite stuffed
animals.In the movie - It's a Wonderful Life - the great actor Thomas Mitchell is
in a scene { his office/study } and he's feeding his pet squirrel.
As a Kid I remember my mom panicking when a squirrel got into the house
down the chimney.I have squirrel in my yard now.Started about 3 years ago.
However they are hogging my suet in my Bird Feeder.Some old coot at the
Pet store told me what he feeds the squirrels.He buys huge tins of cheap
peanut butter and cuts the *tin in half.I do that now with my leaftover peanut butter.
Only I switched to Almond or Cachew Butter.It's healthier.

* places the tin in a spot on a tree where the branches keep it squarely in place.
Like I say ... squirrel can be real HoGs.They are aggressive when they forage
for food.

 

Somebody should write a song about a dead skunk in the middle of the road.

Oh, wait...

 

Ok then.An Armadillo. Just a skunk playing like Sir Galahad in shining armor.
I know ... I know ... Texans done cotton that garb stuff.Like shiny armor with
tights underneath.

 

Yeah, every Texas man I know has said, "I'll have armadillo on the half shell" at least once in their life. Some say it everytime a waitress walks up to the table.

 

Happy Friday. Who's got a hot date tonight?

*doesn't raise hand*

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Has anybody seen the floor? It was here a while ago.

 

Great story.

It's Lionel Barrymore, John and Ethel's brother.

 

Just found the floor. Who moved it?

Where's the men's room? AND DON'T HAND ME A BEER BOTTLE!

Did that on a bus in 19... nevermind.

I really need the men's room

I guess Smartie ain't home from last nights Hot Date.

Where's the men's room? HURRY! Leave pool table 1 for smw. I think
she'll need it... tomorrow... or the next daze.

I no longer need the men's room...

Does anyone have an extra pair of pants?

Shang? Daise? Fooli? Mom?

 

Yep strange folk down yonder.I wonder what Texans say when joking around.

 

They call each other yankees.