Another bitter cold morning here at the barndo. With a low of a whopping 2° and a high of 16°, it’s not a good day to do anything outside. Queen Dharma needs a deck escort because she’s old and the deck is a bit slick, and I wasn’t happy when she woke me up at daybreak to pee. Getting old sucks for dogs and humans with dogs.
I’m still feeding every bird in Jackson County.
I fill the feeders here daily but am unable to get a decent photo of the beautiful sight of birds eating. Why? Because the storm door’s glass is frozen over and opening it is like roll call for my 3 hound dogs. ARG!
Mr. Pesky is feeding birds also, but complains of visits from the non-desirable kind. I’m not sure if it’s because my feeder is closer to the house than his or some other thing about nature I don’t understand, but I’ve only seen woodpeckers, cardinals, blue jays, titmice (is that the plural of titmouse?), and what I think is some sort of finch.
Don’t let curiosity make you a scam victim!
I received a “pocket hug” in the mail. The return address was a place I’d never heard of located in NY and there was no indication of who might have sent it. BUT… there WAS a QR code I could scan to find out.
This is how the scam works… fraudsters send you an inexpensive product from an online retailer that you never ordered — this is known as a brushing scam. Inside or on the packaging you’ll see a QR code with “instructions” on how to return it, find out more information about the order, or see who sent the unexpected gift. Once the code is scanned, all the information stored on your phone — including personal and financial info — is sent to the scammer.
I’ll never know if the pocket hug was a kind gesture from someone or if it was a scam attempt because this girl wouldn’t scan the provided QR code. Be careful… and don’t let your curiosity make you a victim.
Now you know: In 1982 a crew of five sailing from Maine to Florida ran into a storm with 30-foot waves which capsized their boat. Over the next five days, two of them became delirious after drinking saltwater and walked off the dinghy into many awaiting sharks. Infection killed a third, leaving two survivors.