Comments on: Owls Make People Ski-Daddle http://lillhawkins.com/owls-make-people-ski-daddle/ Unschooling, Writing and Living in Maine - Mostly Humorously Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mother earth http://lillhawkins.com/owls-make-people-ski-daddle/#comment-1827 mother earth Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:49:41 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=258#comment-1827 so that the wildlife can go wild for a few hours ...classically stated my friend so that the wildlife can go wild for a few hours …classically stated my friend

]]> By: Lynn http://lillhawkins.com/owls-make-people-ski-daddle/#comment-1826 Lynn Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:26:41 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=258#comment-1826 I don't get night-sports either. Recently a neighbor was out walking her dog (close to midnight?) and had a close encounter with our local wildlife: a teen carrying a box of stuff he'd stolen from cars parked on our street. Actually, a mere hop, skip and jump from where we live, a mountain lion attacked, killed and *consumed* a bicyclist on a well-traveled bike trail, in broad daylight (I'm not sure why the fact that the man was *eaten* - rather than *just* killed - makes a difference to me, but it seems to. Go figure). I've always wanted to live deeper in our foothills, but the mountain lions have dampened my enthusiasm over the years. I'm becoming such a sissy as I age... :) Not that I don't appreciate them (from a safe distance). In fact, I like the idea that mountain lions are, in a way, benefiting from this economic/housing downturn (downplunge?); we've ceased building into their habitat. A reprieve of sorts. This long, rambling comment was posted by Lynn well past her bedtime... groggy apologies :? I don’t get night-sports either. Recently a neighbor was out walking her dog (close to midnight?) and had a close encounter with our local wildlife: a teen carrying a box of stuff he’d stolen from cars parked on our street.

Actually, a mere hop, skip and jump from where we live, a mountain lion attacked, killed and *consumed* a bicyclist on a well-traveled bike trail, in broad daylight (I’m not sure why the fact that the man was *eaten* – rather than *just* killed – makes a difference to me, but it seems to. Go figure). I’ve always wanted to live deeper in our foothills, but the mountain lions have dampened my enthusiasm over the years. I’m becoming such a sissy as I age… :) Not that I don’t appreciate them (from a safe distance). In fact, I like the idea that mountain lions are, in a way, benefiting from this economic/housing downturn (downplunge?); we’ve ceased building into their habitat. A reprieve of sorts.

This long, rambling comment was posted by Lynn well past her bedtime… groggy apologies :?

]]> By: elisheva levin http://lillhawkins.com/owls-make-people-ski-daddle/#comment-1825 elisheva levin Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:05:57 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=258#comment-1825 I've never had such an intimate encounter with an owl, but during nesting season, we walk carrying branches in the air to fend off the gosshawks! We also have a mountain lion, which makes this very early DST quite a challenge, since it is unwise to walk in the gloaming, and since the sun is now rising at 8 AM, all our morning time before leaving the house is either dark or gloaming. I tend to agree with you. Maybe cities and forests ought to be separate things. Those of us who choose to live in the mountains or the forest and not in cities, also choose to consider and deal with the chosen environment. But people who live in cities naturally tend to think that cities are for people. Anyway, I love the Maine understatement in your post! I’ve never had such an intimate encounter with an owl, but during nesting season, we walk carrying branches in the air to fend off the gosshawks!
We also have a mountain lion, which makes this very early DST quite a challenge, since it is unwise to walk in the gloaming, and since the sun is now rising at 8 AM, all our morning time before leaving the house is either dark or gloaming.

I tend to agree with you. Maybe cities and forests ought to be separate things. Those of us who choose to live in the mountains or the forest and not in cities, also choose to consider and deal with the chosen environment. But people who live in cities naturally tend to think that cities are for people.

Anyway, I love the Maine understatement in your post!

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