Reality or cartoon?
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- December
- 24
It’s official. I’ve crossed the line from human-based reality to two-dimensional cartoon reality. Why? Because of the squirrels.
So far, the squirrel-proofing modifications on the majority of my bird feeders seems to be working. I haven’t seen any squirrels yet dangling from the feeders I have hanging from a cable and book-ended by records and PVC pipe.
But, off to the side of those feeders is one that hangs from a wrought-iron pole. I always figured the iron pole was too thin for the squirrels to get a grip on. But I was wrong. I saw one scamper up the pole the other day.
So . . . I went to the garage, got a tube of grease and covered the bottom of the pole. I’m waiting for the anvil and the giant spring to come in the mail.
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Journal News staff writer Greg Clary writes Earth Watch, reporting on environmental issues in the lower Hudson region. Clary has been a reporter, editor and columnist at the Journal News since 1988 and has covered police and courts, transportation, municipal government, development and the environment in the Lower Hudson Valley, among other topics. 
Laura Incalcaterra covers the environment, open space and zoning and planning issues for The Journal News. A Boston College graduate, Laura grew up in Rockland, attended East Ramapo schools and has worked for The Journal News since 1993. Laura has written features and covered North Rockland, crime, government and a host of other issues.
Mike Risinit covers Patterson and Kent in Putnam County, as well as environmental topics touching on the Hudson River and the Great Swamp. Risinit has been a reporter at The Journal News since 1998.
