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Re: [OM] Who is Training Who?

Subject: Re: [OM] Who is Training Who?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:39:26 -0400
Who's in control?  Give us a break.  There's no question at all.  But 
why do you need this face saving form of admission?  :-)  Be sure to 
hold out for two cobs on the next go around if you expect to break the 
cycle.

Chuck Norcutt


Jim Nichols wrote:
> I have a storage barn in my back yard, built on skids and sitting on
> a slab, so that there is a nice, sheltered space beneath.  Over the
> years, leaves have blown under the barn, providing nesting material.
> A chipmunk is apparently living in this space, and possibly in a
> nearby burrow.
> 
> An old concrete block provides a step into the barn, and forms a
> protected spot where it adjoins the slab.  From time to time, I place
> an ear of corn behind the block.  A few days later, the stripped corn
> cob appears on top of the step, an apparent request for a
> replacement.  Although we are communicating, I'm not sure who is in
> control. He appears to have obtained the desired response from me by
> reinforcing my activities.
> 
> While I have never been able to get close enough to this little
> fellow to snap a photo, I did get a shot of his more cooperative
> Western cousin many years ago, in Rocky Mountain National Park.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/The+Moocher+1991.jpg.html
> 
> 
> Comments appreciated.
> 
> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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