Showing posts with label truck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label truck. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Oct 6 2021 - Squirrel Away vs Collecting Things

 

The Weather Channel page has little stories to get your attention and look at ads.  There was a recent story of a red squirrel that managed to collect and store 350 pounds of walnuts - and the storage unit was all parts of a truck.  The story says that the battle has been going on for eight years in Fargo, N.D.  

There are a dozen replications of this story - all exactly the same. I then found one that gives details.  

"Bill Fisher returned home following a four-day trip to find once again..."

All the other stories showcase the ingenuity of the squirrel: "Nearly every part of the truck has been stuffed with walnuts. The squirrel has even made its way into the hood and hidden nuts all around the engine. It also managed to get into the front bumper, wheel well and parts of the doors."

This story gives excellent details - it happens every two years with the Walnut tree's nut production cycle.  Supposedly Fischer has tried the tactic of parking his truck further away, hoping other people's vehicles will be targeted, but they seem to like his the most.  

One might suggest that he park his truck in a garage when he goes away.  But then he wouldn't have his moment of fame and we wouldn't have this silly story for us to enjoy. 


This story is about a squirrel gathering its food storage for the winter.  But what about the human activity of collecting and storing.   I found out that there's a resurgence in typewriter collecting.  Tom Hanks has a collection of 250 antique typewriters. Martin Howard, of Toronto has Canada's largest collection at 80 vintage typewriters from the 19th century.  Small enough to collect, but too large to  'squirrel' them away.  Hanks says he collects them as a way of "staying grounded".

What if pictures were any size and shape we decided on?  I cropped this one and added a layer with the Linear Burn filter so you could experience the intensity of Blood Grass.  I took that picture in the mid-day sun, but an overcast day or lower sun would showcase the gorgeous colours.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

The Deep Blue Ocean

These two abstracts were found on a transport truck used for storage at Seaway Gardens, St. Catharines.

They have such deep water colours and the movements of the lines makes me think of waves and storms at the ocean shore and pier.