{"id":11164,"date":"2011-12-25T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T14:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=11164"},"modified":"2011-12-25T08:30:30","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T14:30:30","slug":"two-trees-to-avoid-on-the-main-street-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/25\/two-trees-to-avoid-on-the-main-street-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Two trees to avoid on the Main Street Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or, if you’re me, you pass them every day on the way to the Flying Saucer.<\/p>\n

The trees are located on the left side of the mall (if you’re walking south). They are in front of the One One O’Six Lofts and Dream Berry Yogurt. So, why should you avoid these trees, especially around sunset?<\/p>\n

Here’s why:<\/p>\n

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A flock of blackbirds roosts in these two trees every night. There are hundreds of them. They’re there to sleep, but they wake up throughout the night to do their business. Fortunately, if you forget they’re there, they’ll remind you. Around sunset there’s a chorus of tweets coming from the trees. Even in the middle of the night you’ll hear chirps as you walk by. Blackbirds apparently aren’t very deep sleepers.<\/p>\n

So, do yourself a favor and give these trees a wide berth. They say that it’s good luck if a bird dropping lands on you, but you know what? I think I’ll rub a rabbit’s foot instead. These two trees are for the birds.<\/p>\n

(What, you were expecting a mushy, sentimental Christmas post? You ought to know me better than that by now.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"