Great Egret

  • Arriving at the rookery late with no top level reservations, Bob and Marla quickly discovered that lower level nest placement was critical for sanitary purposes . . .

No Reservations

By |June 14th, 2019|Categories: Birds|Tags: , |Comments Off on No Reservations
  • "Mom," squawked Huey, "Horatio's hogging the computer; he won't let me check my email until he's finished reading the Mueller report . . ."

Mueller Report

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  • When Mrs. Bondurant, the civics teacher, asked each of the freshman students what part in government they would like to be, Henry quickly said, "Speaker of the House." He  had every hope that he'd be able to tame those pesky feathers on top of his head--after all, in politics, looking the part was as important as substance.

Speaker of the House

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  • While mom was out catching breakfast, she told the kids not to watch the neighboring kids trying their first flight (which usually ended in gravity winning).  She didn't want to discourage them for when their time came.  But that was like telling them not to watch Pro Wrestling on TV when she left . . .

Don’t Watch

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  • Greg and Bill told Hercules, "Of course we tease and pinch you--you're Mom's favorite! You got the cool name, you get all the craw dads, and we just get tadpoles and mud minnows . . ."

Mom’s Favorite

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  • While bringing a lunch of tadpoles, Elizabeth (the mother) was tickled to hear Zoe (daughter) singing her own version of the old Cyndi Lauper song with her own twist, "Girls just want to have lunch . . ."

Lunch

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