Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[LozzyR]

I’m glad I’m not the only one.

Everyone seems to think Carrol and Dahl are classic reads for children but I have always found them disturbing if not outright horrifying.

Except for Jabberwocky. I’m very fond of Jabberwocky. My eldest memorised it for a talent show in primary school and performed it on stage. Our family will often quote lines to each other.

Wasn't Lewis Carrol a massive druggie?

 

[LozzyR]

That was my thought, seems to be the case when it's something society in general doesn't deal well with. I'm sorry! The way of closure is bonding with others who had a relationship with the person too, so this makes it all the more hard on you.

I think his only surviving immediate family member is an older brother, and I'm not game to try and contact him, it might weird him out.

I think I owe a heap of chicken tax, I'll do that when I get off the computer.

 

[BY Bob]

All the birds are healthy! Vet said to change the diet to less protein and more calcium levels. And at $200 bucks later, I drove back home. Proud papa!

Hooray!

 

[BY Bob]

I cheated and Googled it! I know I am severely under-read when it comes to Lewis Carrol. Truth is, I was introduced to Roal Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - by a librarian story-telling session in early elementary school, and I was too young, or too trusting and naive, or something, and was actually rather traumatized by it. After some kids drowned in liquid chocolate I remember suddenly focusing on the rug weave, and the book spines on the shelves near me instead. I couldn't tell you what happens after that, or how it ends, probably badly.

Here was this kindly school librarian, smiling and telling this most gruesome story, in a talking-to-little-kids sing-song voice that I remember to this day. I was afraid of her after that. In a way, that experience was a double-helping of the same dark humor! So, later on when I encountered Lewis Carrol and Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, I smelled another rat. It's only through repeated exposure in adulthood do I have any clue about it. I've always loved the Jabberwocky poem though.

Much as watching the Wizard of Oz too young has led to a lifetime tornado and flying monkey nightmares for me.

I understand your pain.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm still hopping mad at the post office.

I felt and still feel so helpless. I don't wish that experience in anyone. Anyone.

 

[BY Bob]

I will start with the same caveat as @BY Bob did on his post - this is nothing compared to what our friends in LA are suffering (terrible to think about).
But I am now in the full force of the tail end of Ida. We are expected to get 8” of rain in a few hours. It is falling at the rate of 1.5” an hour and sometimes more.
That is a lot of water.
It is quite windy - not too bad but they just issued a tornado warning.

I have never experienced a tornado and I hope I never do!
There is thunder so the cats are terrified and the sound of the rain pounding the roof is deafening.
The Princesses are wisely roosted well above any flood level. Poor ladies I only made it out to them for a short while and it was way too wet to go out in the long grass.
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Stay safe. It has ended here.

 

[BY Bob]

Geez this is changing fast. Now they say 60mph winds in the next hour.
The warning says if you spot a tornado to go to the basement. How do you spot a tornado? It is dark. There is lightening. It is raining over an inch an hour. Am I supposed to stand outside looking for tornadoes.

No. If you hear a freight train go to the basement.

 

[BY Bob]

Creamy heard that there is a Daisy fan club starting up and she wants to join. There is not a ounce of leghorn in her but from behind she looks like one.
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Welcome to the club.

 

[BY Bob]

Bass is awesome! I particularly like this picture of me
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I have a photo somewhere around here if me playing in college

 

[BY Bob]

You realise that requires a photo.

I will if everyone else will.