Atwater Vitki
-
Posts
4,168 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Calendar
Everything posted by Atwater Vitki
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Parrots, like children, only mimic what they are taught, it's very annoying when the owners think it's funny or cute to teach the bird foulness. I lived in a rented room at a house with a macaw like the described from the boat. "Good f'ing morning" got old real quick. The little I know about macaws/parrots is that many species can live 70-80++ years, about the same life span as humans. I'll try to find it, but in 5th/6th grade I read a book (remember when schools had "book clubs"??) My Life with Winfred, (winnifree, minford)...something like that ...(it may have been titled just the bird's name, I simply do not recall at the moment)...chronicled the life of a man from birth through death at age 91 and his Amazon Parrot that his father got for him on his second birthday. The book began with the parrot egg hatching the same day as the baby was born and the father seeing the birth date on the cage when looking for something "special" for his son's b-day present. The biggest part I recall about the book was that at the man's funeral, the parrot wept and cried on his casket, then went to the 70 yr old son's lap and "went to (eternal) sleep". A very touching story and one I think any kid of any age would enjoy. Oooooops, my bad, that's not a video game is it?! Oh well maybe more-so us 50+ yr old kids hhehehe. Blessings,
-
Tamarack, I think Raven meant a delicate balance in the household with multiple species. Having been there, it can get a bit overwhelming having dogs chasing the cats that are after the birds that would like nothing better than a snack from the fish tank while chattering at the snake cage...those darned little paranoid birdies...always thinking everything is out to get them! or maybe he meant when all the various cages are stacked? Hopefully Sir Raven will explain himself!! Actually, when I had the "zoo" in Willow Creek, I was amazed how the animals themselves always figured out (for the most part) the chain of command and hierarchy around the house. I only had a few minor mishaps and the majority of those were from "Tank" our glorious boneheaded, huge mutt that never hurt a fly, but was so clumsy and curious that he could rarely investigate anything without some sort calamity. The macaw parrot "Rasta mon" (the red/blue/green/yellow ones) could instigate complete mayhem by sneaking up behind the cats and then whistling as loud as he could! Thankfully he quickly found a good home in an avian filled home and at last I heard was 38 or 39 yrs old and still going strong. He could get me a foot out of my chair with those whistles and often the cats would simply launch...haven't seen "Idiot Stick" (Siamese/tabby-one of the dumbest cats I've ever had) in quite some time! Traded a tattoo for "Rasta" and was the only bird I've ever cared for...not fair to the bird so got him adopted out to a house with several other macaws and other types of parrots. The of course, ol' "Spike" (15 # of ornery, but goofy and loveable, orange tabby) absolutely loved kittens or any cat younger than him. He could get the fur flying with but a flick of his tail and would often have to have kittens taken away from him as he'd lick them until they were bald in spots. He was a funny boy instigator for sure! Always up to something. Blessings of Peace and hopefully no pieces within a multi-species home! .
-
Welcome to the forum Wild Bill...and I too appreciate the words as a veteran. I hope you'll join in with our little family of friend here and give us more perspectives and view points!
I'm certain you will find several topics that entertain the same ideals that you have proposed.
Blessings of Peace,
-
Welcome to the ULC.net forum! I hope you find our little family of friends to be the warm and open bunch of folks that we have.
Take a look around, join in on the discussions and let us know a little about yourself in New Members and FAQ's. We are always glad to see new perspectives. We're glad you've chosen our forum to expand your path and understanding!
-
Welcome to the ULC.net forum! I hope you find our little family of friends to be the warm and open bunch of folks that we have.
Take a look around, join in on the discussions and let us know a little about yourself in New Members and FAQ's. We are always glad to see new perspectives. We're glad you've chosen our forum to expand your path and understanding!
-
Welcome to the forum Rev. Earl, glad to have you aboard.
We hope to see more of you around the topics and hear more of your perspectives and viewpoints.
Blessings of Peace,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to the forum! We're pleased you decided to join our growing family of friends and ever so look forward to getting to know you. We're always happy to have new perspectives that give us all something to ponder.
You will need to make at least one post to respond to a PM, why not take a moment to introduce yourself to the group now?
Blessings to you and yours,
-
The "Shingle ring" is an idea I learned while working at the County Parks & Water Dept. All you need is the large cedar "shake" shingle, approx 10"x 16", 1x2 pine batten striping cutting two lengths approx 10" long and one cross piece about 8" making 2 legs and a cross piece, 3 sided rectangle with the 1x2.(Fig 1) side view (Fig 2) Twist wire (enough to go around tree trunk) around one 8p galv nail, hammered into tree slide on first "bat shingle" nail another 8p galv, slide on next bat shingle and continue until a ring of shingle around tree as high up as possible. The wire passing through the constructed materials "hangs" the Bat cave" and give the critters something to hang from. Tack another 8p nail towards bottom of shingle to stabilize, do not hammer tight, just snug as tree and weather moves shingle and you don't want it to crack later on. You'll have to excuse my quick and dirty Corel Draws of the idea, but wanted to pass it on for others that may be interested in hanging "bat shingles". Fun and informative for kids too! Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
-
I think one thing we can all agree on is nature is absolutely incredible and when we have the opportunity to live in and with it, we are the one's most blessed by that occurrence. I too have had the awesome experience of red-tail hawks nesting on my property with eagles, egrets, crowned woodpeckers, owls (great, barn and marbled murrelet) and many other birds choosing to live either on or close by our property up in Willow Creek....yes awesome is only one descriptive. Of course the other sparrows, crows, blackbirds and even raven, blue-jays, robins, swallows and various other "common types" were all present as well. Quite often our delight and entertainment was in watching our cats attempt to capture one or the other. Only a few times did they actually succeed, thankfully. I even put up several "bat shingles" (a ring of large cedar shingles, spaced about 2" out - leaving a "cave like gap"- around the mid-sections of spruce pine, about 30' up) and to our delight had a colony of about 60 gray-bats move in within days. Our neighbor, a forester, thought the idea "novel" and was amazed at how quickly they moved in. I think it was the other neighbor's festering, scum covered swimming pool that produced "a billion" mosquitoes a day (it seemed) that did the trick as at dusk the bat swarm was as thick as the mosq's swarm. The overall affect was a noticable decline in mosq activity around our house, about 200 yds from the pool. The guano collected,after just a few months, also made excellent fertilizer for the garden. Blessings of Peace,
-
see, you do speak at least some cat!! at least you didn't get the "Oh, it's...ah..hmm.. you again! Where's my can o' food?"
-
Welcome to the ULC.net forum! I hope you find our little family of friends to be the warm and open bunch of folks that we have.
Take a look around, join in on the discussions and let us know a little about yourself in New Members and FAQ's. We are always glad to see new perspectives. We're glad you've chosen our forum to expand your path and understanding!
-
My Dear Grateful, No, you point out the very reasons many don't "like cats", but an animal lover is a "Life given by the Creator Lover" none the less, it's just that some of us have our preferences. I've had many dogs and when I lived "country" couldn't think about not having one or ten, whatever the Creator saw fit to send my way. At my peek, 22 cats, 7 dogs, 12+1 laying chickens, 8-20 rabbits (depending on the hour!) 6 hamsters and a 200 gallon fish tank and a chammilian and 4 canaries oh my! We were affectionately called "The Zoo at 97" (our street addy #) Nearly all were taken in as owners either abandoned or gave them up due to circumstances...with 7 1/2 acres a big difference than a 3/2 house in crowded neighborhood as we are now. 2 hours twice a day just cleaning kennels, broods and cages and feeding time was the most adorable pile of licks and fur ever!...but I digress... Cats are my chosen pets because I DON'T have to: Walk them 2-3x's per day for bathroom, clockwork routine of feeding, make room for them on lap/chair/table/couch and whatever else I had...(a "dog" to me is at least 40 #!)..and physically we just can't keep up with them any more. We still love dogs to death but cats are independent, use a box, can be left for 2-3 days without any anxiety over their well being and usually have "their spot" off in the back room somewhere or high up on the hutches. No leash laws, no barking at everything that moves and so on...just a lot easier with cats in our older years. We always have a treat for "Coco", "Willie", "Dancer" and "Elmo", our neighbor's lap dogs who stop by when out for their walks, but "Damien" (all 8 pounds of Chihuahua!) has to stay on other side of street because he thinks cats are chase toys. We had no real intention of getting more cats as we had our 3 older ones, but when Herbie and Turbo were hatched on our patio, well, ya know, those cute little faces and they took to us straight away, regardless that Momma cat tried to tell them "No!" She climbed my frame one of the first times I picked up Herbie and I still have those scratch scars plus her bites from last month. (Yes she's the one that took the trip) Cat lovers have their list of reasons and so dog lovers, but the main thing, a lot like our Beliefs that we understand and respect each other for those preferences as neither "like" is better or worse, good or bad. If I could, I'd have a 100+ acres with tigers, bandikoots and lemurs oh my! Horses, racoons and even a badger or two, something about ground hogs makes me smile and squirrels are wonderful little creatures too. Oh yes, if we could, there'd be a zoo again for sure, but limited in space and physical ability, cats, well they just seem right to us! We had a Morgan horse "Queeny" when I was a kid, so huge and oh so graceful! Mom has a pic somewhere of 8 or 9 of us kids on Queeny's back, all in our cowboy get ups. I knew a fella up in Willow Creek that had 60+ llamas and alpacas (I think I saw Fawzo there once!) for wool sales and what trippy animals they are. And I could go on and on about our affections for so many different animals. So enjoy your dogs that give you so much pleasure and love, and we'll have our cats, rustling paper, chasing balls and crashing tables at 4 a.m. and all! Pets are simply a blessed joy, no matter what type or kind one thinks is "Best"! Blessings of Peace,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Welcome to our little family of friends here at the forum! I hope you give us the opportunity to get to know you better and look forward to your contributions to the many discussions, of which a few should catch your interest, maybe?
It's always a pleasure to meet new people, thus new perspectives and new ideals to throw in the mix.
Many Blessings to You and Yours,
-
Aw...sad when we make mistakes like that. Accidentally injuring a pet or animal is terrible enough, but when people deliberately do it,...I tell ya, Thor and Tiw could have a field day with their essence and I would merely offer them diligence! We feel so terrible just stepping on the toes of our little one now as they are "foot huggers" and no matter how careful we are...!! Good thing it's only socks or rubber bottom light sandals this time of year! I'm sure hubby will get a few "Listens!" in the near future, eh grateful?? But I'm sure he's paid the price already in guilt! Blessings of Peace,
