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[Binky]

IN ORDER ABOUT 8 years ago: The Iowa state capitol, the library inside the Iowa state capitol, the senate chambers, stairway, Christmas tree in the rotunda, and the last three are a veteran's meeting with the governor.


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I love that spiral stairway in the library, it is really beautiful.

 

[Lenny]

I love that spiral stairway in the library, it is really beautiful.

Yep. The whole building is very elegant but the library is the best!

 

[kd4ulw]

Church around the corner from me tonight.

 

[zannej]

Is that your brother??

I was going to joke that it's me, but it is my brother.

Saw this sweater in the store

 

[RJ2019]

Beaked hazelnut I foraged this year.

 

[Snowman]

Plenty of pics in this :



Soothing Music along with it...!!!

 

[RJ2019]

Light tunnel thingy.

 

[zannej]

Not the best picture since it was already getting dark. Bumper separated a bit from the truck after the deer ran out in front and got hit.

It's worse on the left side.
Deer are stupid.

 

[Peanut]

Not the best picture since it was already getting dark. Bumper separated a bit from the truck after the deer ran out in front and got hit.

It's worse on the left side.
Deer are stupid.

If that's the only damage you got count yourself lucky! And... if you see a deer cross, there's almost always another deer following... or ahead. 50/50 on that score. I stay on my brakes if a deer crosses in front of me for that reason. I make darned sure before accelerating.

edit to add... Small white tail deer herds are matriarchial and usually a family, grandma, grown daughters, offspring. The lead or dominate doe will cross roads first (streams or any choke point) followed by the rest of the group. I’ve had several deer cross a road in front of me before… one at a time. By then I was at a dead stop.

Also, white tail deer in the SE are pretty much nocturnal during hunting season. They don’t move during the day unless distrubed. They wake just before dark and usually travel to water first. Which sometimes involves crossing a road.

I’m very cautious an hour before and after sunset or sun rise. That’s usually when deer are moving. 95% of the deer I see are during those 2 time periods.

 

[zannej]

If that's the only damage you got count yourself lucky! And... if you see a deer cross, there's almost always another deer following... or ahead. 50/50 on that score. I stay on my brakes if a deer crosses in front of me for that reason. I make darned sure before accelerating.

edit to add... Small white tail deer herds are matriarchial and usually a family, grandma, grown daughters, offspring. The lead or dominate doe will cross roads first (streams or any choke point) followed by the rest of the group. I’ve had several deer cross a road in front of me before… one at a time. By then I was at a dead stop.

Also, white tail deer in the SE are pretty much nocturnal during hunting season. They don’t move during the day unless distrubed. They wake just before dark and usually travel to water first. Which sometimes involves crossing a road.

I’m very cautious an hour before and after sunset or sun rise. That’s usually when deer are moving. 95% of the deer I see are during those 2 time periods.

Oh, I know I'm very lucky that the damage wasn't worse. I always watch out for a 2nd or even 3rd deer when I see one cross. Problem was, the inertia was still carrying my truck forward. My foot was still firmly on the brake trying to stop before 2nd deer ran out. I saw it on the side and it was hesitating at first and I was thinking "Don't do it!" but then the dumbo decided to go for it.
Just a week or two ago my friend replaced the radiator in a Kia that hit a deer. I've seen trucks like mine get totaled from hitting deer. I think I was going less than 15mph (maybe less than 10mph) at impact time.

 

[Patchouli]

One of seven at work this morning (Saturday). There are always seven.

 

[Pearl]

If that's the only damage you got count yourself lucky! And... if you see a deer cross, there's almost always another deer following... or ahead. 50/50 on that score. I stay on my brakes if a deer crosses in front of me for that reason. I make darned sure before accelerating.

edit to add... Small white tail deer herds are matriarchial and usually a family, grandma, grown daughters, offspring. The lead or dominate doe will cross roads first (streams or any choke point) followed by the rest of the group. I’ve had several deer cross a road in front of me before… one at a time. By then I was at a dead stop.

Also, white tail deer in the SE are pretty much nocturnal during hunting season. They don’t move during the day unless distrubed. They wake just before dark and usually travel to water first. Which sometimes involves crossing a road.

I’m very cautious an hour before and after sunset or sun rise. That’s usually when deer are moving. 95% of the deer I see are during those 2 time periods.

And they have regular trails and crossing points. I learned those on these back roads many many years ago. Except during rutting time, then it's just crazy!!

 

[Peanut]

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One of seven at work this morning (Saturday). There are always seven.

Probably the same family. I had an old doe I called Blacky, she and her daughters lived behind my high field year round. Even after she died her daughters stayed there for another decade. I still see an exceptionally dark colored deer occasionally. Pretty sure they are Blacky's descendants. She was almost black in color.

But during the rut, like Pearl said, then all bets are off. Bucks keep the doe's moving trying to herd them. When things settle down they'll return to their routine.

 

[d_marsh]

This is the highest mileage vehicle in the world, a 1966 Volvo with over 3,250,000 miles. The car cost $2,900 new. That's a solid cost per mile ratio.

 

[Pearl]

This is the highest mileage vehicle in the world, a 1966 Volvo with over 3,250,000 miles. The car cost $2,900 new. That's a solid cost per mile ratio.

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The next records are Chevy trucks with over a million miles! A friend has a 1990 Dodge with a million miles on it (give or take a few)! I've got a little over a half million to go on my 1999 Z71 to catch him! Hope it makes it!

 

[zannej]

Turns out there was more damage than I'd thought but it still could have been much worse. Didn't take pics but the vanity plate frame was broken. I'd been meaning to take it off anyway. The chrome on the grille and top of the bumper cracked. Lower one had deer fur in it.

 

[Weedygarden]

The question is, how is the deer?

Daughter and I were driving in North Dakota, just before Christmas, and it was dusk, with blowing snow. She was driving and a deer hit the front passenger side. She was freaked out. "Should we stop and see how badly it is hurt?" Nope, just keep going.

I had a situation in Oregon many years ago, driving back from Crater Lake, dusk, and a deer hit the car. I was driving a rental and was so glad to have insurance on it, because they want to stick it to you.

 

[Tim Horton]

Trivia...
It has been a good number of years ago now, but the last deer I hit was with my old Chrysler Cordoba work car at 3am coming home from the tool and die shop after night shift called with a problem they couldn't solve..

The deer jumped out right in front of the car taking out a headlight, grill and dented the hood.. Then went under the car leaving a God awful looking crime scene on the highway.. For a long time, every time that car got wet it stunk of blood, bits, pieces and deer hair from bumper to bumper under that car..

 

[Snowman]

 

[RJ2019]

This year's popcorn ears.

 

[Peanut]

This year's popcorn ears.View attachment 170455

Cool, been years since I've planted any popcorn.

 

[zannej]

The question is, how is the deer?

Daughter and I were driving in North Dakota, just before Christmas, and it was dusk, with blowing snow. She was driving and a deer hit the front passenger side. She was freaked out. "Should we stop and see how badly it is hurt?" Nope, just keep going.

I had a situation in Oregon many years ago, driving back from Crater Lake, dusk, and a deer hit the car. I was driving a rental and was so glad to have insurance on it, because they want to stick it to you.

I hope it's OK. I know it must have scared the hell out of it and it was definitely in pain with how it limped off. Hope it didn't have internal injuries. It rolled so many times. I was watching it tumble and hoping it would live. I was relieved that it got up but also worried about it. It was a fairly young one I think.

Saw this in Samsclub and for some reason Cowboy Butter made me think of the movie Brokeback Mountain (which I have never watched).

 

[Pearl]

For anyone who is interested, these are pictures from Wingnut's yurt in Kansas!

 

[d_marsh]