Saturday, June 24, 2023

Little Brown Bat

 


This little Brown Bat was lying on the stairs outside our eye doctor's office. 
It was alive, but clearly stressed.  No sign at all of white mold on face or anywhere. 
I told the receptionist at the eye doc's office and she called the Vermont Bat Society for assistance.  They explained that bats cannot take off from the ground, so recommended she put on some doctor gloves, cover it with a cloth, pick it up, take it out to the base of a tree and set it down.  Then walk away and check it in a half hour.  Sure enough, the bat was happily gone!  I could not thank her enough! 🦇
(PS: It's also where Howard and Judy had their doctors offices!)

18 comments:

  1. Vermont Bat Society!
    ---Alan

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  2. What a nice place to live! &hearts:

    puddle ~~

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    1. 💚 It really is.

      I’m bringing her a Brown Bat finger puppet when I have my eye appt on Monday.

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  3. French cave markings said to be oldest known engravings by Neanderthals [Click] I continue to be struck by the contrast between the art of Neanderthalers so far discovered and that of modern humans. It seems likely to me that it is related to the recent discovery of a single amino acid substitution that results in notably more numerous neurons in modern human brains.
    ——Alan

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  4. About 9:30 this morning Naomi and I will leave for the pick-your-own part of a lavender farm.
    ----Alan

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    1. {listener}
      Oh nice! Do you make Lavender Wands?How to make Lavender Wands

      I’ve done it. They come out so nice and are a great addition to a sock drawer.

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    2. Sock drawer? That ought to make one's top secret government documents smell better!
      -----Alan

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  5. Wagner took Rostov and Voronezh [Click]

    Russia coup: reports Putin is 'fleeing' to St. Petersburg as Prigozhin continues towards Moscow [Click]

    There aren't enough troops inside Russia to protect the Kremlin against Prigozhin [Click]

    Evidently it isn’t yet in production, but the US has reportedly developed a ramjet artillery shell. Faster, farther flying, very accurate, and it reduces wear on gun barrels. The basic idea is not new; firing it from a gun gets it up to the speed required for the ramjet engine (which has no moving parts) to ignite.

    ——Alan

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  6. Moscow Mayor Tells People to Stay Home
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    The Pentagon’s top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, has canceled a trip to the Middle East in light of the crisis erupting in Russia, the Washington Post reports.


    Wagner Chief Says He Will Pull Back Forces
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    ------Alan

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    1. If Proghozin's intention was to show that Putin is not a tough guy, he certainly seems to have done so; and that should mean a different dictator in the Kremlin.
      ----Alan

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    2. "Putin was between a dog and a fire hydrant."
      ~ Retired General Mark Hertling

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    3. Good expression; I must try to remember that one.
      -----Alan

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