tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post6442148730440200139..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: That Cuckoo flew under the car! ~ by Leah St. JamesAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-31150095740712722402014-07-23T19:00:29.721-04:002014-07-23T19:00:29.721-04:00That must have scared the you-know-what out of you...That must have scared the you-know-what out of you, Alicia! I'm fortunate that I've never had a collision with a deer. Although when I lived in New Jersey (yes, Jersey), I was driving down a local road one day and spotted this ginormous Great Dane-looking dog sort of galloping down the middle of the street, coming straight at me. I was at a red light so had the luxury of waiting, and as it approached I realized it was a deer! Then it leapt over the cement jersey wall into the other lane of traffic and galloped away. That was really weird.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-27613740491933123602014-07-23T08:44:56.723-04:002014-07-23T08:44:56.723-04:00Ha! I do the same thing, google anything I wonder ...Ha! I do the same thing, google anything I wonder about. Very interesting about the updraft, althuogh birds should probably find another method of getting a boost. Like Diane, I have a deer story. When I lived in Kansas City, I was on my way to work at 5 a.m. on a narrow dark road and a deer literally leapt out of the trees alongside the road and into my car. I saw him limping away, but I don't know how he fared after that. I can understand if they're trying to cross the road in front of you and you hit them, but he literally dove into my car, and hit the right front quarter panel. What an awful feeling!Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-4106339309322981592014-07-22T19:41:33.298-04:002014-07-22T19:41:33.298-04:00Diane - A deer is a way bigger mess than a bird, o...Diane - A deer is a way bigger mess than a bird, or a squirrel! Your poor daughter! Those things can take a car out! I'm glad she wasn't injured. (And my husband would have said the same as her fiance's dad! ... Men!)Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-19900238086251233262014-07-22T19:28:00.312-04:002014-07-22T19:28:00.312-04:00Too funny, Jannine! All I can think is that squirr...Too funny, Jannine! All I can think is that squirrels are just plain...squirrely.:-)Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-40752797972698294042014-07-22T19:19:18.497-04:002014-07-22T19:19:18.497-04:00Hi, Margo - Yep, the thought of crushing a bird is...Hi, Margo - Yep, the thought of crushing a bird is upsetting! Even if it flies right into you.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-7238361395194687272014-07-22T16:31:01.331-04:002014-07-22T16:31:01.331-04:00Something similar happened to my daughter--only it...Something similar happened to my daughter--only it involved a deer. You know deer and dawn. She knew not to swerve, esp. on a narrow country road. The deer sideswiped the driver's side. When she got to school, she was so afraid of seeing deer "guts" she crawled across the gear shift, got out the passenger side, & cried on a fellow teacher's shoulder & begged her to go out & look. Her fiance's dad asked her why she didn't bring home the deer. :)Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-32746841026287573182014-07-22T08:34:03.837-04:002014-07-22T08:34:03.837-04:00Maybe California birds have more brains than south...Maybe California birds have more brains than southern birds because I haven't noticed this trend. However, our squirrels are morons. I swear they wait to see a car and then go for it! Yep, I hope your bird survived to fly again.Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-38396001086127910552014-07-22T08:26:00.374-04:002014-07-22T08:26:00.374-04:00Another burning question answered in a unique way!...Another burning question answered in a unique way! Thanks, Leah. Nice to know someone else puts on the brakes for those darned little critters.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.com