WTF-Beta

@wtg good grief. I’m glad it was ultimately dismissed. Nit it should have never gone that far. I think the officer should apologize to her.

@wtg said:

Once they find a bunch of plants and get going, they will keep after that patch and potentially eat everything to the ground.

I was checking today and it didn't seem like there was any new damage/eaten bits.

@wtg said:

You really are down to a choice between an ugly fence or no flowers.

Most likely. And if so, it will be no flowers because there's no way I'd put up a physical barrier here.

@Axtremus said:

they have to make the tuner crack safes.

Ok but I watched the trailer and now I want to see it!!

Here’s last year:

The leafy section is probably twice as big this year, so I’m hoping for a big explosion of yellow!!

@AndyD said:

Probably birds if no sign of mammals.

I don't really see obvious rabbit droppings or deer marks. I have seen rabbits in the backyard, and there are deer all over the place, so it's still a possibility.

Could be birds. There are always birds around... I don't think I've ever seen a chipmunk out there, but that's not particularly meaningful.

We haven't lived here long enough for me to have a sense of when they should be blooming, I can't remember when they bloomed last year (and we were away a good bit of the summer). Maybe they're not ready yet....

Wait! I spoke too soon! I have a photo from last summer, July 28th. That's more than a month out. I'll try not to panic.

@wtg said:

I watched the rabbits hop over to the balls, sniff them, push them aside and then proceed to eat at the bunny salad bar I had provided.

Oh no!!!

Happy Birthday, @big_al

Ahh, I forgot about the possibility of bunnies.

We yet haven’t tried fox urine or anything like that.

This is at the front of our house, almost right in front of our front door. I definitely don’t want to put up a black metal fence there, it would be such an eye sore.

Shoot.

Since I’m not willing to put up a physical barrier here, maybe I’ll try fox urine or something similar, knowing it might not work…. I can think of it like making a donation to the locally owned hardware store.

This is a big ole bed of black eyed susans:

You can see one tiny flower, the first this year. If all goes well, in a little while, this is going to be covered with blooms!

But Mr SK thinks they may be getting eaten by deer. I don't know if you can tell from this photo, but:

But because the leaves haven't been munched up, I'm not certain that's what's happening. So I googled and it says black eyed susans are deer resistant. But this part in the second photo looks odd, and there are a few spots like that.

What do you think? I really want to see this whole bunch in bloom! Any advice about what to do?

Yikes! That’s something to keep an eye out for!

@Axtremus said:

I wonder if they use COBOL.

I googled. COBOL is over 60 years old!!

Fax, COBOL. sounds legit.

OMG classic. They’re probably sending code back and forth by fax….

@Bernard said:
Piano in almost every other form is taught the same way as it was in Mozart's time, they stated.

This seemed to be the most common criticism from piano teachers that I found online. Most people said that there are all kinds of new approaches to piano teaching that aim to make lessons fun and accessible for students, and that the Payam arguments are dated.

Anyway, I wish him and his method the best of luck.

Sometimes I think that playing an instrument is possibly one of the only truly AI-proof activities left (along with sports, dance), and I just think the world needs more piano students. I know, I know, that’s my bias though.

@AndyD said:

22c in the sitting room where I am with piano on the NW corner.

You’re going to have to sleep in the piano room…

@AndyD oooh I like the Hough version best. By far!

Thanks for posting those, it’s fun to compare!

@andyd I don’t have a favorite version, but the two videos linked above are where I started. I’m going to play the easier version just because I don’t want to spend too much time on it. I think the harder version would be doable for me, but I have a whole list of other pieces I’m trying to finish as well.

Also, the easier version is quite sweet and I think it’s a fine piece on its own. But I’d love to hear you play the Liszt version!

Happy Birthday @realplayer !!!

@AndyD yes! That’s the harder one. It’s lovely, do you play it?

Ok here’s the main video:

And here’s the “Overtime” video: