Monday, January 31, 2022 Random Musings

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I took down the last of the Christmas decor today. The walls and windows are ordinary again. It’s always a bit of a sad moment.

I sorted through all of our cassette tapes recently. What does one do with these? I suppose most of them will go into the trash, but I do have a box that contains recordings of the kids when they were young. What value do you place on memories? A lot of you are my age, so tell me what you’ve done with your cassette tapes.

Squirrel Wars. They think we’re feeding them. They’re getting fat on bird seed and suet. I don’t begrudge them taking a share of it, but they’re taking all of it. The topic of baffles has become one of interest. I’m taking suggestions.

“So nice of these people to feed us – I’m fat and happy.”

I took a bunch of our cat’s hair from the brush and rolled it into balls, thinking I was on the verge of creating a whole new attractive and frugal craft. Sadly, they look like the kind of thing the cat urps up, only drier. I guess I’m no Martha Stewart.

Well, on that note…

I’ll probably roll this into a ball and delete it in the morning. Wouldn’t you?

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4 thoughts on “Monday, January 31, 2022 Random Musings”

  1. Dear MSoFB,

    Feeding the birds and victory over the squirrels can be an expensive battle.

    I wish I’d known you were interested. When I got out of the sport, I just put all my gear on the end of the driveway and some guy in a little car made several trips to cart it all away! ☹️

    Squirrel-Proof & Squirrel-Resistant Bird Feeders https://morebirds.com/pages/squirrel-proof-feeders

    Droll Yankees® Jagunda® Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder https://morebirds.com/collections/squirrel-proof/products/droll-yankees-jagunda-squirrel-proof-bird-feeder-with-auger-jga I used this one to great effect but ended up having to install a baffle on the pole.

    Predator Defeater Raccoon Cylinder Pole Baffle 24 Inch, Quality Crafted Bird Feeder Pole Baffles at Songbird Garden https://www.songbirdgarden.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=19222

    2019 out my front window

    Karl Nyhus karl@karlnyhus.com

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    1. Well, money is the key issue. We want to defeat the squirrels with very little outlay. Kris is doing some research and thinks he found a good cheap DIY solution, but we’ll see. Thanks for all the links! Maybe we’ll end up buying something after all.

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