tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post2193583963338687898..comments2024-03-29T12:00:55.658+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Courtship in the darkJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84160229324786770202011-01-20T22:05:11.623+00:002011-01-20T22:05:11.623+00:00Nothing trumps an eagle sighting around our house ...Nothing trumps an eagle sighting around our house I'm afraid. But I'll tell you what, a pair of foxes courting in the moonlight on top of a runner duck house? That one warps the space/time continuum on a whole new level. It goes straight into fairy tale territory. It's Mother Goose haunting your allotment. It even beats the badgers snuffling around in the moonlight while you sat silently on the wall and watched. (I adored that story.) :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7617443300102147482011-01-20T19:14:56.229+00:002011-01-20T19:14:56.229+00:00Great photo...and great tale. You're quite a ...Great photo...and great tale. You're quite a story teller!<br />DiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57931132682953882502011-01-20T19:09:18.588+00:002011-01-20T19:09:18.588+00:00Nice post, John. And great photo. What a strange w...Nice post, John. And great photo. What a strange weather phenomenon. BTW I have never seen a fox - no such beasts over here.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81652663789866776742011-01-20T19:01:18.853+00:002011-01-20T19:01:18.853+00:00Sounds like a page out of DickensSounds like a page out of DickensDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380385933014885288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51018520904014400712011-01-20T18:05:08.900+00:002011-01-20T18:05:08.900+00:00Your moon looked like our moon last night. It almo...Your moon looked like our moon last night. It almost looked like a picture os the sun setting. <br />I went outside and took a picture.. It was so beautiful~! Later in the evening it had to bright rings around the moon. ice crystals.<br />We have cyouts in our area.. How do you spell that word.. <br />Amazing what a full moon will do to animals..<br />have a great day~ ta ta for now from IowaTiggeriffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039721574395014625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58772562012927365342011-01-20T17:45:15.257+00:002011-01-20T17:45:15.257+00:00Great post, your stories always make interesting r...Great post, your stories always make interesting reading.Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26618381129416903492011-01-20T15:36:21.884+00:002011-01-20T15:36:21.884+00:00Beautiful story. I love our mountain foxes. Some...Beautiful story. I love our mountain foxes. Some people think they were put here just to annoy the dogs and other animals, but I think they are beautiful. And smart.Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27115051470954495182011-01-20T15:11:55.020+00:002011-01-20T15:11:55.020+00:00Thinking about it, John, This might be of interest...Thinking about it, John, This might be of interest to a large paper - a daily dose of John's life on the farm and make some extra cash It never hurts to ask if they are interested.<br /><br />Last night made a great story!<br /><br />My best to Andrew and all of you in the family!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89846989773332372332011-01-20T15:10:33.076+00:002011-01-20T15:10:33.076+00:00Strange a beautiful. Great post, John. Hope you ar...Strange a beautiful. Great post, John. Hope you are all well!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84483363606563947312011-01-20T15:07:06.724+00:002011-01-20T15:07:06.724+00:00Oh, I would have loved to have been standing there...Oh, I would have loved to have been standing there watching that. It must have been so beautiful.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692541935507155362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18614119563023045782011-01-20T15:06:46.341+00:002011-01-20T15:06:46.341+00:00What a great photo and story!What a great photo and story!Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56452373085579714642011-01-20T13:35:22.116+00:002011-01-20T13:35:22.116+00:00naughty vixen! (and I mean the fox, John)
Glad a...naughty vixen! (and I mean the fox, John)<br /><br />Glad all of the fowl survived the night of debauchery - and the cycle of life continues!<br /><br />You are a talented storey teller.uglydog75https://www.blogger.com/profile/12630966968056528778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34701735101782584852011-01-20T13:32:49.779+00:002011-01-20T13:32:49.779+00:00I'm like the other's John...I felt I was t...I'm like the other's John...I felt I was there watching the foxes run and chase each other. What a sight that must have been in the strange fog. I bet the animals were happy to hear you yell and clap your hands...they knew they were safe then. I hope you slept well after that! :)Maura @ Kisiwa Creek Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992187526413563417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27421525437085893052011-01-20T13:24:59.112+00:002011-01-20T13:24:59.112+00:00You painted a picture with your words. xxxYou painted a picture with your words. xxxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51841120560764919962011-01-20T12:43:50.858+00:002011-01-20T12:43:50.858+00:00Your telling of the tale puts me in that moonlit m...Your telling of the tale puts me in that moonlit moment, such pictures you paint John.A Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76024489773420585062011-01-20T12:24:54.985+00:002011-01-20T12:24:54.985+00:00I was there, John! You painted the scene beautifu...I was there, John! You painted the scene beautifully with your words and wore the hero's cape quite well.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83562354364672995812011-01-20T12:09:57.468+00:002011-01-20T12:09:57.468+00:00Father-protector-John
You know you will sleep with...Father-protector-John<br />You know you will sleep with one ear open for the rest of your life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28319294435506997322011-01-20T12:03:19.183+00:002011-01-20T12:03:19.183+00:00I knew somebody who used to mate noisily on weeken...I knew somebody who used to mate noisily on weekend mornings. I had to tell my then young and impressionable daughter it was the neighbours moving the bedroom furniture!Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75054785718507221532011-01-20T11:42:36.725+00:002011-01-20T11:42:36.725+00:00Interesting post John. I guess a full moon and fo...Interesting post John. I guess a full moon and fog is the perfect night for romance in January! <br /><br />I hope your brother continues to improve, John.~Kim at Golden Pines~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02001523468339091407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34550965215343082992011-01-20T10:30:55.204+00:002011-01-20T10:30:55.204+00:00it was a freezing fog tom
and was quite an odd phe...it was a freezing fog tom<br />and was quite an odd phenomenon.......as the sky seemed to be "lit up" by the moon, much more than normalJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16010277120900047862011-01-20T10:16:30.389+00:002011-01-20T10:16:30.389+00:00So you went out 'foxing' last night, John?...So you went out 'foxing' last night, John? Makes a nice change.<br /><br />That was a nice story, and I like the dramatic photo too. Wasn't it frosty last night?!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7383845937413266892011-01-20T09:50:48.245+00:002011-01-20T09:50:48.245+00:00aw that was beautifulaw that was beautifulBadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.com