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Leaf Peeping Roadtrip

The Sequoia and leaf peepin'

Those storm clouds are named Melissa

SOUND CANNON? People Problems? Crows

National Grid Using Sound Cannon ↑in North ↑Adams to Disperse (or scare) Crows

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Residents near Brown Street should be prepared to hear some booms and pops over the next few evenings.

National Grid will be using a sound-emitting propane cannon to dislodge a murder of crows that's been roosting around its Brown Street facility.

The sonic cannon will be aimed at the flock beginning Tuesday and through Saturday between 4 and 6 p.m.

"The crows tend to return to our facility at that hour. We want to make them think this is a not a place they should go to," said Bob Kievra, a spokesman for National Grid.

The area is fairly quiet — it's adjacent Joe's Field at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MOCA) and near Hill Side Cemetery — and has a line of trees that the crows find attractive.

Crows have been a problem in several areas of the city over the past few years. A large noisy flock, possibly the same one (this is funny), frequents the Steeple City Plaza in the evenings, leaving droppings on cars. (Crows do this if they don't like you)

The birds in general can cause outages through contact or bridging energized equipment, Kievra said. Plus, their droppings can be corrosive. (oh poo)

The hundreds of crows have been roosting in the area of the facility for at least a couple years. Kievra said there have been other attempts to shoo them that were unsuccessful.

The cannons do not eject projectiles, only make sounds, and are not dangerous for the birds. They are often used in agricultural settings and at airports to scare away flocks.

"We want to have them go somewhere else ... to disperse," Kievra said. (Like where - China?)

The city was advised that the sound cannons would be in use and the Police Department posted an alert on its Facebook page Monday noting "there may be multiple attempts with the cannon between 4 and 6 p.m. daily."

"We're hopeful for a successful outcome, but if not, we will look at other avenues for dispersing the large flock," Kievra said.

(I know it won't work - I know crows)

and this: the canopy of color becomes the carpet | crow talk

big snow? not again #WINTERSTORMSKYLAR

kick off with Nick

I started my birthday month on Sept. 1 at MASS MOCA in North Adams.
You KNOW I love Nick Cave. I am big into Nick! (use the BOOM seach bar to see more posts)

I saw all this! His biggest exhibit EVER!

I am a very happy girl.... (and I think I saw Nick too but he doesn't know me.)

His exhibit UNTIL ended today...

The SERENE Shelburn Falls

popular movie location

I love rust

last Sunday in Shelburn Falls, Massachusetts - very serene

RoadTrip: Mass MoCA

MASS MoCA will unveil what it’s claiming is the “world’s largest watercolor painting,” a 120-square-foot (8′ x 15′), site-specific commission by Barbara Prey. That’s quite a claim, though I do wish the painting was a little more exciting. (via MASS MoCA)

Meandering Through MASS MoCA’s Vast Expansion

by Alex Jen

On May 28, Building 6, a three-story structure that was renovated by architecture firm Bruner/Cott, opened on the museum’s industrial campus and doubled its gallery footprint. Read More →

road trip here

Boom - you are in Massachusetts now - take an easy e-trip with me...
(pack a little bag of plain m&ms for us, please)

Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast --we'll not stay there