Hey, @dandays.
Very nice.
Is any of that grassland actually pasture? I think they'd put that all to work here. We've definitely have our share of trees, forest service, BLM (the bureau of land management kind), and whatever other federal land agencies might exist.
re: turkey
Had a run in with one of those myself in 2019. It's too bad that pictures don't capture it because, as you say, it's a very odd sight, which makes you uneasy at best. There was only one, though, and it wasn't attacking, so you're experience was much more eventful than mine. :)
Good morning Glen! Oregon is gorgeous too. Coastline or not, the mountains are just as covered in trees. Some of my best times were spent there at Coos Bay.
Negative, no pasture. The land is all protected, originally settled by the Oliver family. Their settlements and old homes are still preserved. It's protected, private, and touristy, no farm animals grazing. Shocking, right?
Man at least you can relate! I figured even when they were coming toward me eventually they'd back off but they didn't. They actually made me turn my back and run.. Who's the turkey now? 👍🏿
No argument on the trees here. Oregon is very green and beautiful and very diverse as far as that goes. It's some of the people, the ones that tend to land in government or elsewhere influential that want to run everyone's lives and are allowed to do it that gets to me. I'd like a little more sunshine during the winter months, too, but I think both are pretty big ask. At least the rain contributes to the beauty, while the others do not.
re: protected
As I said, a lot of Oregon is like that, and were it the local people making those decisions, I'd at least know that it wasn't a decision being made by a federal government that only seeks control. Land ownership. That's a whole other topic for another day.
re: turkeys
Yeah. I don't know what happens if you stand your ground with turkeys. If they're like other animals, kicking the one through the goal posts may have made you their leader. Then you could be king of the turkeys! :)
:light bulb: Present Turkey King to Disney as a sequel to Lion King and maybe you won't have to hear your wife telling you where all you need to apply today.
Hmmm. Well, let's see. If it's a sequel...
The hyenas or some other animal herd with an axe to grind have somehow taken over, and this time they've taken out all the possible heirs. None of the other animals want to attempt to take back the pride lands, out of fear of death, until a wild turkey named Dandays is accidentally transported there by some means—probably a zoo or some sort of animal rescue organization.
Dandays is an outsider and so neither side really trusts him, but throughout the movie he's able to befriend some of the smaller animals and convince them that this can't go on forever. Maybe Pumba and Timon or someone we already know.
There's no way this plot has been building so the fact you just whipped all that up is impressive. Feel like I need popcorn and 3D glasses.