The temperature predictors have predicted that the temperature in North Texas would drop today, eventually getting so cold, by tonight, that there is a slight chance that snow flakes may fall.
By the time I drove to Oakland Lake Park, to walk around Fosdick Lake, a strong wind was blowing, and the temperature had dropped into the low 40s.
And now, in the middle of the afternoon, despite the temperature predictors predicting the temperature would be plummeting, instead we have heated up to a relatively balmy 55.
Even though it was not all that hot, the Fosdick Lake turtles, today, were having themselves a real fine time basking in the sun, turning their backs to me and the wind.
As you can see via the above picture a big duck was talking to the turtles. I could not understand what was being quacked. But it sounded very serious.
Soon, whatever it was that the duck was telling the turtles, it had several of the turtles jumping into the water.
The duck then jumped up on the open space left by the evicted turtles. You can sort of tell by the reaction of the turtles, on the right of the duck, that they were not happy about this intrusion.
Changing the subject from Duck/Turtle Turf Wars to me being a whiner.
A few minutes ago I got a short amusing blog comment from someone named Anonymous...
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "In Texas We Are In Great Danger From Terrorism, Severe Weather & Man-Made Disasters That Can Kill":
get a grip you democrat whiner
If Anonymous is referring to the party that opposes the Republicans, should not a capital "D" be used? I guess that lack of a Big D can be explained by Anonymous's apparent aversion to punctuation.
Why does Anonymous think I'm a Democrat, I can't help but wonder? I can understand thinking I'm a whiner. Whining is one of my favorite hobbies.
There is a difference between whining and critical observation. Sometimes it is a subtle difference, which explains why you will continue to hear, from time to time, from subtlety-challenged anonymous Texans.
ReplyDeleteInteresting points. Example: I am a meteorologist. If you walk outside and say "Oh man it's hot!", YOU are whining. If I walk outside and say "Oh man it's hot!", that sir is my professional opinion. You see, it's all perspective.
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