My attempt to sneak up on this blue heron this morning resulted in his rather abrupt departure. Even so, I was able to get a nice shot of him flying away up the river. When I get more than a minute to address none critical house issues, I will plane down the door to our future patio area so that it does not emit a loud groan each time it is opened. After days of trying to repair our oil-fired furnace and unable to find anything wrong, I had to relent and call a furnace repair person. After arriving, he solved the problem in less than five minutes. There was nothing wrong with the equipment, only the operator. I had set the thermostat to the HEATING mode. Because of the way it was installed, it is necessary to set the thermostat to the EMERGENCY HEATING mode to fire the furnace. Live and learn.