Life, and another Jethro Tull concert
Oct. 6th, 2007 05:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaScooter had a very good day today. He marched into my room (which he hasn't been in since he went all Mount Saint Helens over the place) this morning and demanded I get up and feed him. And then he ate a half a can of food. Tonight, he was alert and loving and playful. Okay, I think he's gotten past this. We are very happy. :)
Lots of raccoons by tonight. The best bit was when a opossum was stuck in the nightblooming Jasmine while the coon family with three cubs was feeding below it. Two cubs climbed the bush, causing the opossum to hiss and show his ugly teeth, while momma coon stared up uncertainly at the drama. The less adventurous cub climbed down to momma's side. The more adventurous cub climbed out on a limb and did bouncy, bouncy, whee!!! on a branch. The opossum said, "I'm outta here" and began to climb to the top of the bush where an overhanging limb of an elm tree dangled close by. As soon as the opossum turned his back, the adventurous cub took off at top speed after him. The bush shook as the chase took place, and the little coon managed to goose or slap the opossum's hind end just as he flung himself up on the elm branch, his little back legs bicycling the air as he frantically swung himself up. That little coon was about half the size of the opossum but that didn't stop him. He was pretty cocky as he slid down the bush head first and went to splash about in the water bowl.
And we drove 90 miles up to the high dessert to see a Jethro Tull concert. It was at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center and it was another wonderful concert. The musicianship is wonderful as always. They performed a couple of new songs that sounded a bit like the stuff from Divinities. And they did a new version of Aqualung that was more instrumental, slower and poignant with a lot of flute. Awesome!
There was a signs about requesting, for the enjoyment of the rest of the audience, that people not whistle or shout. And in an audience where most people were well into their 50s, there still were a few asses that just had to whoop and shout proving that either men will always have the self-control of feral teenagers or that they are already becoming senile. It wasn't too bad until My God, which has achingly beautiful and haunting flute passages and it was spoiled by men obviously trying to outdo each other instead of enjoying the concert. But, other than that, it was sweet. :)
We also took the laptop out with us. I wanted to try it on a wireless network and I wanted Mom to learn how to connect to it. She's taking the laptop to Salt Lake City soon and her hotel will have free wi-fi. She has a tendency to just ask me how to do something and not try to figure it out herself. We went to a Marie Callendars for dinner and as I was waiting outside, I booted the laptop up. We went to a Starbucks with wi-fi, but I guess those places aren't free? Anyway, I noticed that a hotel next to the Marie Callendars had an unsecured network, so we went back there after the concert, sat in the parking lot and connected. Yay! I think it is road worthy now. :)
Lots of raccoons by tonight. The best bit was when a opossum was stuck in the nightblooming Jasmine while the coon family with three cubs was feeding below it. Two cubs climbed the bush, causing the opossum to hiss and show his ugly teeth, while momma coon stared up uncertainly at the drama. The less adventurous cub climbed down to momma's side. The more adventurous cub climbed out on a limb and did bouncy, bouncy, whee!!! on a branch. The opossum said, "I'm outta here" and began to climb to the top of the bush where an overhanging limb of an elm tree dangled close by. As soon as the opossum turned his back, the adventurous cub took off at top speed after him. The bush shook as the chase took place, and the little coon managed to goose or slap the opossum's hind end just as he flung himself up on the elm branch, his little back legs bicycling the air as he frantically swung himself up. That little coon was about half the size of the opossum but that didn't stop him. He was pretty cocky as he slid down the bush head first and went to splash about in the water bowl.
And we drove 90 miles up to the high dessert to see a Jethro Tull concert. It was at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center and it was another wonderful concert. The musicianship is wonderful as always. They performed a couple of new songs that sounded a bit like the stuff from Divinities. And they did a new version of Aqualung that was more instrumental, slower and poignant with a lot of flute. Awesome!
There was a signs about requesting, for the enjoyment of the rest of the audience, that people not whistle or shout. And in an audience where most people were well into their 50s, there still were a few asses that just had to whoop and shout proving that either men will always have the self-control of feral teenagers or that they are already becoming senile. It wasn't too bad until My God, which has achingly beautiful and haunting flute passages and it was spoiled by men obviously trying to outdo each other instead of enjoying the concert. But, other than that, it was sweet. :)
We also took the laptop out with us. I wanted to try it on a wireless network and I wanted Mom to learn how to connect to it. She's taking the laptop to Salt Lake City soon and her hotel will have free wi-fi. She has a tendency to just ask me how to do something and not try to figure it out herself. We went to a Marie Callendars for dinner and as I was waiting outside, I booted the laptop up. We went to a Starbucks with wi-fi, but I guess those places aren't free? Anyway, I noticed that a hotel next to the Marie Callendars had an unsecured network, so we went back there after the concert, sat in the parking lot and connected. Yay! I think it is road worthy now. :)
