Having lived in Illinois, Texas and Oregon, I learned that wintertime means different things to different people. As a kid growing up in Illinois, I tended to think of winter pretty much as you describe it — perhaps because as soon as I was old enough, shoveling the snow was my job.
In Texas, when daytime temperatures dropped down into the 60's, people were breaking out the thick sweaters, heavy jackets, and any other new cold weather clothing that they had purchased in anticipation of cooler weather. Perhaps out of desperation for summer to be over with, this seemingly qualified as winter. (To be fair, in Texas daytime temps in the 60's likely represent a 40+ °F drop from summertime highs.)
Here in Oregon there are a number of people who wear shorts year-round. Yet once the leaves have departed from the trees, wintertime is seemingly determined by a combination of cooler weather and consistent gray days mixed with rain. (I had never heard of "sunbreaks" before spending time in Oregon.)
Two suggestions, assuming that you have not thought of them and ruled them out. The first is more likely to be successful but rather prosaic, and the second is more likely to be interesting but its success is not very likely (or, as likely).
So, here goes.
First suggestion : why not cover the windows with a net made of (say) jute rope, etc ? It need not be moored to the wall with nails etc, scotch tape should do the trick. If the rope used in the net is thin enough, it will not be seen (or, not be obvious) from the ground level.
Second suggestion : why not use a weight driven device (ie a device that draws power from a descending weight), that moves, and stick an owl cutout to its moving arms ? More authentic, assuming that the pigeons are 'bird brains', so to say. And anyway much more interesting. Success may be a different matter, though.
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OK, I was two days early. Not bad.
ReplyDeleteNone yet here in NJ, but sure feels like snow. -LL
ReplyDeleteHaving lived in Illinois, Texas and Oregon, I learned that wintertime means different things to different people. As a kid growing up in Illinois, I tended to think of winter pretty much as you describe it — perhaps because as soon as I was old enough, shoveling the snow was my job.
ReplyDeleteIn Texas, when daytime temperatures dropped down into the 60's, people were breaking out the thick sweaters, heavy jackets, and any other new cold weather clothing that they had purchased in anticipation of cooler weather. Perhaps out of desperation for summer to be over with, this seemingly qualified as winter. (To be fair, in Texas daytime temps in the 60's likely represent a 40+ °F drop from summertime highs.)
Here in Oregon there are a number of people who wear shorts year-round. Yet once the leaves have departed from the trees, wintertime is seemingly determined by a combination of cooler weather and consistent gray days mixed with rain. (I had never heard of "sunbreaks" before spending time in Oregon.)
Two suggestions, assuming that you have not thought of them and ruled them out. The first is more likely to be successful but rather prosaic, and the second is more likely to be interesting but its success is not very likely (or, as likely).
ReplyDeleteSo, here goes.
First suggestion : why not cover the windows with a net made of (say) jute rope, etc ? It need not be moored to the wall with nails etc, scotch tape should do the trick. If the rope used in the net is thin enough, it will not be seen (or, not be obvious) from the ground level.
Second suggestion : why not use a weight driven device (ie a device that draws power from a descending weight), that moves, and stick an owl cutout to its moving arms ? More authentic, assuming that the pigeons are 'bird brains', so to say. And anyway much more interesting. Success may be a different matter, though.
I am not sure if you allow youtube links in the comments section. Assuming that you do, please see : https://youtu.be/ehyVUsX5w0M?t=39
In case youtube links are not allowed, please search on youtube for ' organic escapement #2 dolf perenti ', and select the link that shows the video clipping titled ' organic escapement #2 ' on the channel ' Dolf Perenti '.
Sorry - took up too much time, perhaps.
Regards,
Sekhar