BIRDS OF PREY, NATURE’S WAY (aka, “Waste not, want not”) — by Steve Nadis
I had to leave my car at the garage yesterday. Before handing over the keys to a mechanic, I removed an old corn muffin from the seat where my daughter had left it days (weeks?) ago. “Where can I throw this out?” I asked. The mechanic suggested that, rather than throw it out, I could leave the muffin remnants near a snowbank where birds were likely to eat it. Almost on cue, a seagull swooped down in less than a minute and, also in less than a minute, scooped up the scattered crumbs. I’ve never seen a more graphic example of the efficiency of nature. If only humans could follow suit and curtail their wasteful ways.
Posted by
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05:40:04
Hey, if you reenact that on film, you may win an Oscar. That would be a windfall for sure.
Good point, WFW. I can picture Julia Roberts now, introducing the famous “muffin scene.”
So if I understand what you’re saying, we should also learn to dive on old muffins and carry them away? At my house, we prefer to dive on the new muffins. And none of them last long enough to grow old, so waste is not a problem.
But I’m interested to hear more about this muffin waste issue. Maybe Al Gore and Michael Moore could do a documentary: “Fahrenheit 70: An Inedible Leftover”? (Rampant and unrestrained baking might also explain global warming.)
Touche’, Gatemouth. I didn’t express myself clearly and–like a bird of prey after a stale muffin–you pounced on it. Still I like your movie idea. It would be nice to see Michael Moore take on something important for a change.
I was Just THINKIN’ of raiding that dumpster out behind
Polcari’s again… but, Wait, didn’t that homeless guy already get the best scraps?… before the cops chased him away?… Something about it being unsanitary & illegal…
All ya need is a good backyard garden- tomatoes, corn, squash, ‘taters… & ‘plug’ a gull or 2… Seagull Stew, Gull Gumbo…& my favorite- Pidgeon Porridge. Mm-Mmmm!
I thought you rode a bike? The truth comes out! You’ve been driving a car all along. I feel so betrayed.
zardoz says :
hear hear old roses ,,
and all this time we thought
he was an ecology bike buff,
riding around….
oooohh the betrayal of my wandering hero,,,
hes a gas guzzler
and the reason
cheney wont pull out of iraq
any time soon….
probably trying to hide
behind a “feed the gulls campaign”
and announcing soon ,
only to win again
the new bumper sticker competition
…..that he organizes..!
oh why do i even visit this blog……..
xmmm must be the beer and nuts………..=z=
& the old corn muffins.
Hello all, friends and critics. The truth will out, as they say. And I guess I have been unmasked as a fraud. In my defense, I’ll point out that just about the only time I drive the car is once a year for the annual inspection (without which the fines would be rather steep). The defense rests.