Yesterday I kept myself busy by mowing both the neighbor's and my yards. I hadn't mowed the neighbor's in 3+ weeks because of the rain shortage. I had mowed parts of my yard once in that time, the parts in the shade and wetter parts of the yard. The sod I laid on June 16, having been watered daily to ensure it survived until roots took hold of the ground, got its first mowing.
In between mowing the two yards, I took a short break and managed to do this. I don't know how, I wasn't manhandling them, just picked them up off the counter, walked outside, put them up to my eyes and put my hand out there to stabalize.
Argh, I've had those for what seems like forever. I don't remember if Cop Car gave them to me before or after I moved to NH (I think after), but they are at least 30 years old. I don't use them every day, but on a regular basis so will need to find a replacement soon.
Another thing I don't use often, but semi-regularly, is my camera. An actual camera and not my phone. I usually only use it for the ability to zoom. A flash of white in the yard of the apartment building next door is what led me to using my camera (after breaking my binoculars).
I haven't seen a white pigeon in the area before and really wanted to find out if it was albino, or just a different color than I'm used to seeing
Although it is hard to tell because the neck area is reddish, I concluded it is just a color variation. And bonus, I didn't realize until I downloaded the pictures that I got a 3-fer in this shot.
I am always impressed with this cheap little Powershot camera when I do long distance shots. In this case it is over 150' (I know, that isn't long distance to many people that have better equipment)
So, after I got the neighbor's lawn mowed (remember, I was mowing at the beginning of this post), I took a shower (the 4th shower between 5 am Friday and 11 am Saturday) I got in the Explorer and headed 38 miles, and 50 minutes away, to pick up pellets that I had found on CL A ton of pellets for $125 was something I couldn't turn down, even adding in the $8-10 in gas I used. When I got on CL early yesterday morning, it wasn't to look for pellets, but I happened to search for them and there was an ad that had been put up the night before. Fortunately I could get to their location using mostly back roads, so I wouldn't have to push the loaded truck too hard to get back home.
I really didn't have room in the basement, but I made room in front of the P61a. I'll have to move them before heating season starts, but for now, they are fine.
Yeah, after all the hard work, I pretty much read the rest of the day.
Binoculars break. It isn't clear from the photo whether your binoculars are repairable; but, I can tell you that (monetarily) they aren't worth worrying about and that I would be pleased to "treat" you to a replacement pair. Unfortunately, about 30 years ago (really?!!!) I learned that the binoculars that my folks gave me for high school graduation were too old to get replacement parts. Back before I had my own binoculars, an older woman in our birding community loaned me an old pair of hers - which broke while I was using them and which, like mine much later, were not repairable. As you well know, we keep three pairs of fairly good binoculars about the house to help us grab a pair when we need them. In addition, we have three cheap pairs in our cars/on standby.
You take after my mother in mowing all of those yards. She didn't have large yards; but, she mowed her own, the yards next door (she and Dad owned that house), and the yards of at least one (usually, two) of her neighbors. That was her exercise program.
Your sod is looking good. Green! And...I like that you got the squirrel. Yes, rock pigeons come in all sorts of colors and combinations. I tend to favor the ones with a lot of white on them. Well...as much as I can favor any invasive species - lol.
Posted by: Cop Car | July 05, 2020 at 08:27 AM
That would be great if you sent me a replacement pair.
As for repair, probably not worth it, if parts could be found - which I can't find repair parts for this particular model (eye piece sure, but not the distal lens screw in portion. Doesn't mean a shop couldn't find the part, but minimum charge would probably be prohibitive.
I would rather see more mourning doves - I get some, but more pigeons.
Posted by: bogie | July 10, 2020 at 08:09 AM
I wouldn't, anymore, attempt to try to buy you a pair without your trying them. I blogged about binoculars and I've sent you a check. (I put the envelope in the mailbox, yesterday; but, it may have been picked up today. Dunno.)
I hope you can find something that works for you. In the meantime, I can recommend that you go online to order a pair of Alpen or Vortex binoculars. If you buy the 8x26, I'm pretty sure they would work for you; but, you would want a larger objective lens for the light-gathering capability for your "permanent" pair, I think. Good luck!
Posted by: Cop Car | July 10, 2020 at 04:04 PM
Thank you in advance!
I have no idea what the numbers mean; 7x35 (broken pair), 8x26? Also unsure what the 357 feet at 1000 yards mean. I'm completely clueless - please help educate me (even if you do it on your blog).
Posted by: bogie | July 11, 2020 at 07:36 AM
'kay.
Posted by: Cop Car | July 11, 2020 at 09:15 AM