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I doubt he has left, White I mean. He just doesn't log on as much. As well, he's 80, or close to. Life is no longer always roses at that age.

Thanks, Vinke. Aren't you wondering what Scuba has to say about pelicans? I remember him being surrounded by near-pet pelicans where he used to live.

Scuba, I'll have to look at the link Marty posted and see what kind of projects you've been working on!

Ken isn't a wuss, who gives a crap about what people he doesn't respect think. He's probably just busy.

Keith

Michael.

The wind picked up a little and the chimes that Jonathan ( Tman's beloved photographer) gave me caught my eye. There's a small plastic lid attached to the bottom , with very old turkey feathers stuck into the center, to help catch the breeze and make them sound their lovely lower monk temple like cords.

The feathers, as you can see , are old, worn and ratty.

I thought of your lovely turkeys in your video ...and the idea hit me. Thinking how perfect in colours your turkey's tail feathers look,I would like to offer you a mountain man type trade.

When they molt , I'd love a few of those tail feathers . I like them both, the white tailed one and the light beige tail. They look so nice together in such good contrast .

In trade, I'll find something nice in my art box for you.

If you'd like to do this, just shoot me a pm when the kids molt and you're ready.

Below is a shot of how ratty the feathers look now. Some from your feathered crew would be gorgeous. And catch the wind again.

Many thanks for your consideration to this matter....

Well said Keith.

Thanks. Does that mean my cousin Savell has you vote.

I modelled that off of a famous newspaper add, for another famous cousin of mine, my third cousin President Herbert Hoover, that was later falsely attributed to being in a speech he gave. He never said a "chicken in every pot."

Keith

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I do miss them and the great grit and blue heron that used to come inside to watch TV with me. But with our birds here . 3 Turkeys, 5 geese and 30 chickens ... they keep me busy enough. Not to mention the 4 dogs that are constantly around my feet and having to turn them into the guardians for our feathered friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_MNRRLAbNg

I planted about an acre of sunflowers last year and I think I had every goldfinch from Tennessee here at one point. Johnathan would have had a ball with his camera here on my patch I thought then . When I drove past that bit with the tractor there where clouds of goldfinches taking to the air..... I'll try that again this year

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Absolutely! His side kick wolfie too!
A mod election would be crazy though.

Can I be a mod?

This site has taken on a persona, a persona that reflects Trapper Talk directly and for the most part it's beautiful. The archives here are full of knowledge freely given, stories shared and pictures gazed upon with awe.

There have been and are a few characters throughout the years, always tolerated to various degrees and they gave this place life, they were the salt that brought out the flavor, occasionally it got a bit to salty but for the most part the chefs kept it under control.

Take out all the salt and it's bland and bland things are left to go stale and stale things get thrown out.

If Trapper talk gets stale the rest of the site will follow and eventually it will be thrown out, with it goes all the knowledge and beauty it contains. The world will go on mostly unaffected, Johnathan's pictures will disappear, Gulos stories and knowledge will be limited to what he published, when a kid searches "weasel trapping" they'll find something, maybe not a step by step guide with pictures but I suppose they'll make due.

So it goes.

Were you here before 2018?

I'm guessing I've been on since 2005 but only periodically checked in from 2010 to 2018ish. I couldn't remember my old account or it had been lost to a crash so I ended up with this one then.

I was just a kid when nightwish was posting Bigfoot stories and BuckNE was arguing over Nuclear power and everything else. I partially credit this site for my ability to convey my thoughts into words in a persuasive manner

Lots of funny stuff back then. Less people less rules.

Well said.

Keith

Michael, it's so good to see you make an appearance.