tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post8504124371280907847..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: All God's CreaturesEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-9426010671977092872008-08-17T14:13:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:13:00.000-04:00I sort of feel for the sexton, who had the horror ...I sort of feel for the sexton, who had the horror of a shock discovery and leapt to the scary conclusion of vandals, and has now had to change her mindset to include a groundhog (which appears to be itself a ghost). What an awful lot to take in over the course of one morning!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-35687756096478203892008-08-16T15:54:00.000-04:002008-08-16T15:54:00.000-04:00Stef and Mandarine, Yep, you're right. I bet he DI...Stef and Mandarine, Yep, you're right. I bet he DID meet up with the ghost. Damn him...Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-72889462758906291742008-08-16T15:45:00.000-04:002008-08-16T15:45:00.000-04:00I am with Stefanie here: the poor animal would not...I am with Stefanie here: the poor animal would not have been so desperate about finding a way out if he had not come across something reaaally scary in there. So scary that he even pooped himself from the sheer fright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-37797929822922745312008-08-15T10:03:00.000-04:002008-08-15T10:03:00.000-04:00Too bad about the damage, but the poor woodchuck, ...Too bad about the damage, but the poor woodchuck, he must have been scared and hungry. And now he's out in the world telling the other woodchucks all kinds of stories. Maybe he even met the ghost :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-14694219603756061302008-08-15T07:18:00.000-04:002008-08-15T07:18:00.000-04:00Ian, James Harriott? Well, now THAT'S a compliment...Ian, James Harriott? Well, now THAT'S a compliment! I love the notion of the crafty spider trying to catch you.<BR/><BR/>Pete, oooo, I would LOVE to be able to communicate telepathically with creatures like tortoises and bull elephants. No such luck thus far in my life, though. I sometimes feel the cows in the field behind our house are trying to communicate with me when they stare the way they do.<BR/><BR/>Cam, while all this was going on, I couldn't help but think of you and the little chipmunk that decided to pay you a visit earlier this year. I would have been sad to have to move that spider, too.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-13892365199693663012008-08-14T20:59:00.000-04:002008-08-14T20:59:00.000-04:00Great story. I think groundhogs always tremble -- ...Great story. I think groundhogs always tremble -- at least that was always the state of the ones I would find on my porch though some of them were seeking refuge from my dog (who would never hurt anything, just wanted to play).<BR/><BR/>Like Ian, I had an encounter with a wolf spider web the last two days. One built a beautiful web between our two cars. I didn't want to wipe it away. The filaments were glistening in the sun. It made me sad that I had to get to work, which meant destroying the web as I slowly backed away (the spider had crawled safely to the other car when I opened the door). This morning he was back again, a little closer to the front fenders as if that might preserve his web.Anne Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419931136194330529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-22402939142875891502008-08-14T17:43:00.000-04:002008-08-14T17:43:00.000-04:00Great story, and I'm glad it ended happily for the...Great story, and I'm glad it ended happily for the groundhog, although the mess that s/he left sounds like a hassle. I like the idea of Bob preaching to (or communing with) a whole gathering of groundhogs. One of the women in my spirituality group is very into communicating telepathically with animals. She was telling us on Tuesday about her conversations with a sleeping tortoise (who clearly didn't say much) and a bull elephant. Apparently she and the guide were both sending a message to the elephant at the same time so he got a bit confused (but left them alone).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-83879533337866704222008-08-14T09:57:00.000-04:002008-08-14T09:57:00.000-04:00I love this story, which somehow reminds me of Jam...I love this story, which somehow reminds me of James Harriott and is SO Emily. It also made me think of the wolf spider that set up a web on the left side of my porch between the pillars. A HUGE web. I left it alone because I thought it would be good for controlling mosquitoes and frankly I was curious to see how big it would get. The rub came when I walked out this morning and found that the spider had shifted his web to cross the path I take to my car in the morning. I felt as if the spider were trying to catch ME! At this point I decided the visitor had outworn his welcome and broomed it and its web into the front yard, where it'll have another chance to set up shop. Great post!IMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783233203208378439noreply@blogger.com