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The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
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Posted on 09/02/2004 2:18:28 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Pass them by! Pass them by!

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

You're not the first person I've heard tell a tale like that one, Bear.

It's incredible to believe an animal would run in ~front~ of a car, but apparently they do. Maybe they are kamikazes!


6,441 posted on 10/04/2004 7:12:56 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

That week will be talked of for years to come, I'm sure.

No one could remember that many snow days happening in a YEAR before, let alone during one week! It was nuts!

Made for some purty views, though.


6,442 posted on 10/04/2004 7:15:21 PM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: RosieCotton
Made for some purty views, though.

Mmmmm, I bet. Were any of the heavy falls at night? Few things more magical than a heavy snowfall at night.

6,443 posted on 10/04/2004 7:18:16 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM! MUSHROOM!)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

Just as well you weren't driving a Volvo, it might have blown up...like in the Long Kiss Goodnight.


6,444 posted on 10/04/2004 7:18:30 PM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: RMDupree

Sure are a lot of kamikaze squirrels, for one.

I swear, they sit on the side of the road waiting and doing whatever squirrels do, and when a car runs by, they TEAR INTO THE ROAD! Why??? It's as if every squirrel had the game of chicken mixed in with all their other squirrely instinct, some of which are somewhat logical...

I gots ta get to bed! I'm tiiiiiiired...


6,445 posted on 10/04/2004 7:18:35 PM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

hehheh... yah... I know. I haven't hit one yet, but I've come close. It's like they have a deathwish.

Had a wierd experience with a herd of elk one time. out on forest service road in Oregon. my buddy and I are out scouting for deer, driving out after a long day. this whole herd of elk, maybe twenty or so... jumped out into the road in front of us. we stopped short... and they all came running right at the pickup... passing by close on either side. we started forward again after they passed... and suddenly they all turned around and came running for the truck from behind... and passed by on either side again. they disappeared on up the road.

we were just sitting there looking at each other sayin' "what the heck was *that* all about?"


6,446 posted on 10/04/2004 7:19:28 PM PDT by Ramius (Time? What time do you think we have?)
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To: RosieCotton
"Made for some purty views, though."

Kind of wish I'd seem those.

6,447 posted on 10/04/2004 7:19:42 PM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: ksen

Domo arigato!

Ah... now with this, and dinner, my day finally improves...


6,448 posted on 10/04/2004 7:19:45 PM PDT by JenB (Van-sama!)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

I love the SOUND of heavy snowfall at night, when there's nothing to overwhelm it. It's hard to even describe that to someone who's never experienced it.


6,449 posted on 10/04/2004 7:20:16 PM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: RosieCotton

They're Geico squirrels!


6,450 posted on 10/04/2004 7:20:25 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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To: RosieCotton

During seminar, I filled in most of my plot holes. Now, name my heroine and I'm golden!

But in a bad mood. We got another person added to our group project and I am most wroth.


6,451 posted on 10/04/2004 7:21:07 PM PDT by JenB (Van-sama!)
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To: RosieCotton

Roger that. The sound of snow. Love it.


6,452 posted on 10/04/2004 7:21:21 PM PDT by Ramius (Time? What time do you think we have?)
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To: RMDupree
I guess it's obvious I don't like deer, huh? ;)

I think they're just not bright enough to realize they don't have to outrun the car.

One time, on a slippery, snowy road, I actually missed a deer by using the Nascar Rule of Avoiding Wrecks. I aimed *for* the deer, and by the time I got there he had managed to jump out of the way.

6,453 posted on 10/04/2004 7:24:29 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM! MUSHROOM!)
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To: RosieCotton
I love the SOUND of heavy snowfall at night

'zactly. :)

Have a good night!

6,454 posted on 10/04/2004 7:26:17 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM! MUSHROOM!)
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To: Sam Cree
I think you should have small windows, though, the large ones just aren't safe.

Most of the windows are going to be 3 x 5, with a transom window above. There will be one curved wall where the windows are 2 x 5. We don't have much of a problem with flying debris to damage windows. The majority of the big windstorms are Nor'easters, and the wind will be coming from the opposite side of the house where these windows will be. There will be few windows on the North side of the house; there's not much light there anyway because there are lots of trees on that side.

We can't wait for the new family room and kitchen to be bathed in bright sunshine every morning!! The windows we're getting are super good quality, and with the radiant under the floor heat, it's gonna be nice and toasty in the winter!

6,455 posted on 10/04/2004 7:27:06 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004-Because we MUST!!!)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

How do you feel about horses?
Not sure those are much smarter than deer.
I admire deer, though, in spite of my desire to eat the things.


6,456 posted on 10/04/2004 7:27:21 PM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: SuziQ

It sounds very exciting, Suzi.


6,457 posted on 10/04/2004 7:28:21 PM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: RosieCotton
I love the SOUND of heavy snowfall at night, when there's nothing to overwhelm it.

I agree! I've talked to AZ friends about how I love the sound of falling snow, they always go "Huh?"

6,458 posted on 10/04/2004 7:29:11 PM PDT by ecurbh (Having come this far, our tested and confident Nation can achieve anything.)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Ramius; RMDupree; RosieCotton

The sound of snow, yes!


6,459 posted on 10/04/2004 7:29:43 PM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

hehehehe...I'm gonna remember that rule. May come in handy some day!


6,460 posted on 10/04/2004 7:30:06 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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