Nature is Good for You

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So do you plan to become the Birdman of Plano?

Great video. At the end of the day, we're going to need some good old boys to go after Antifa and Black Lives Matter.

One episode of The Wild, Wild West featured West and Gordon visiting an embassy.  The ambassador was practicing martial arts -- Artemus Gordon referred to it as "gung fu", which in fact would be the pronunciation of kung fu, making it probably the first TV reference to it -- and adding that he plans his next bout to be against a 700-pound grizzly bear.  When Gordon says, "Claws taped, of course," he replies, "Why no, we have to give the poor bear a chance."

One of the things I determined by the time I was 30 was that Mother Nature does not want you. It's not just the snakes, bugs, lions, tigers and bears, but also the climate, rain, dust, snow, ice, heat, and all the rest is an environment hostel to the presence of humans. Oh, I'm fine with visiting and admiring the wondrous but I want to be back inside. With a real toilet, kitchen, TV, computer and a barcalounger. 

Typical teenagers with nothing better to do.

The Wild Ones

Readers might recall, my desk sits next to a large window which faces West. As might be expected, there is a tree and some bushes standing in front of this window in order to shade the window from the afternoon sun. The area behind the tree and bushes must be around 20 sq ft and of course, there is some small open space/gap between the tree and bushes. My chair is located about 4 feet from the window, so with the brick ledge included, I sit between 4.5 and 5 feet from the enclosed space behind the tree and bushes.

It is common for me to see squirrels running around the tree and ground. I have also seen numerous birds, including a hawk, come and go. But today is the first time I have seen Bobcat kittens in the area.

This afternoon while reading on my computer I heard rustling outside my window. I first thought it might be squirrels, which are all too common here. Yet, the volume of this rustling made me think it might be something else. So I decided to have a look.

I keep the Venetian blinds down to keep what little sun might get through the tree limbs to a minimum. But I don't lower them to the sill. I leave a ten-inch gap between the blinds and the sill.

Due to the angle of the view, there was a slight glare on the window pane. This made it difficult to see clearly what was happening outside the window. I moved slightly, which helped with the glare and was surprised to see two Bobcat kittens playing tag with each other. Although it is not rare to see a Bobcat in my neighborhood, this is the first time I have seen kittens up close. Their mother was nowhere in sight.

I would guess each of the kittens to be about one foot long. And as is to be expected from kittens, they were rambunctious. They stopped running around for a moment and I went to let Mdm. Flu know about them. By the time I returned, they had departed. I suspect I will see them again soon.

A small thing, but enjoyable.