[BCNnet] A Pause
Mike Rzepka
mocassin@megsinet.net
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:15:56 -0500
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Sadly I have only seen one crow in my yard in the past month or so. This =
may not be a problem for some because a lot of people do not like crows, =
but I do. They are always entertaining and they are smart. One winter I =
placed pistachio nuts on my patio. The crows quickly figured out how to =
crack open the shells. They wedged their beaks into the tiny openings =
and pounded the shells on the concrete. What a sight!=20
David Quammen in a "Natural Acts" article described crows best. "Crows =
are bored. They suffer from being too intelligent for their station in =
life.......Crows are not stupid. They are merely underachievers".=20
David Quammen was right on point.=20
Come winter things will be better and the crows will return. I am =
looking forward to hearing their caws and watching their antics. Crows =
really do have an attitude.=20
Mike =20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Antlitz@aol.com=20
To: BCNnet@ece.iit.edu=20
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [BCNnet] A Pause
This is truly touching. I guess, what they have been saying since =
the days of 2 billion passenger pigeons is true. =20
You never appreciate something that you have, until it is gone. =20
In a message dated 9/22/2002 12:38:08 AM Central Standard Time, =
JohnArturoV@aol.com writes:
A Pause
High in a summer tree
Imitable shiny black utterances
Inspire interspecies communication
Voice boxes exchange melody, cadence, rhythm
Caw! Caw! Caw!
Now West Nile virus chokes all
Seldom can shiny blackness be found
Silence in trees, skies and all around
Caw! Caw! Caw!
Can nowhere be found.
J. A. Viramontes 2002
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D4>Sadly I have only seen one =
crow in my=20
yard in the past month or so. This may not be a problem for some =
because a=20
lot of people do not like crows, but I do. They are always entertaining =
and they=20
are smart. One winter I placed pistachio nuts on my patio. The =
crows=20
quickly figured out how to crack open the shells. They wedged =
their=20
beaks into the tiny openings and pounded the shells on the =
concrete. What a=20
sight! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D4>David Quammen in a =
"Natural Acts"=20
article described crows best. "Crows are bored. They suffer from being =
too=20
intelligent for their station in life.......Crows are not stupid. They =
are=20
merely underachievers". </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D4>David Quammen was right on =
point.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D4>Come winter things =
will be=20
better and the crows will return. I am looking forward=20
to hearing their caws and watching their antics. Crows really =
do have=20
an attitude. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D4>Mike =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 22, =
2002 12:31=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [BCNnet] A =
Pause</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 =
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">This is truly touching. I guess, what =
they have=20
been saying since the days of 2 billion passenger pigeons is =
true. =20
<BR><BR>You never appreciate something that you have, until it is =
gone. =20
<BR><BR><BR>In a message dated 9/22/2002 12:38:08 AM Central Standard =
Time, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:JohnArturoV@aol.com">JohnArturoV@aol.com</A>=20
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TYPE=3D"CITE">A Pause<BR><BR>High in a summer tree<BR><BR>Imitable =
shiny black=20
utterances<BR><BR>Inspire interspecies communication<BR><BR>Voice =
boxes=20
exchange melody, cadence, rhythm<BR><BR>Caw! Caw! =20
Caw!<BR><BR>Now West Nile virus chokes all<BR><BR>Seldom can shiny =
blackness=20
be found<BR><BR>Silence in trees, skies and all =
around<BR><BR>Caw! =20
Caw! Caw!<BR><BR>Can nowhere be found.<BR><BR><BR>J. A. =
Viramontes=20
2002</BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
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