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Aug. 22nd, 2007 01:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
a7sharp9Oh, and the Austin Bats are nothing special. There were about couple hundred people on hand to witness the occasion (split evenly between the bridge itself and the little grassy area on the south bank of the river - sorry, lake; I was among the latter). Without a point of reference (it's hard to tell how high they are above you in the dark) there is nothing for the brain to latch onto in terms of their size, and it falls back on familiar imagery - a swarm of insects, especially considering that this species is quite small. Also, either my ears are equipped for ultrasound or they squeak lower than that.
But there is definitely a metric assload of them under there. They started trickling out in small groups, but almost instantly transitioned to a dense fluttering blanket; I looked at this for about 10 minutes, got tired of squinting and left, without waiting for it to thin out.
Out of my immediate surrounding (3-4 dozen people), there was only one guy who had seen it before, and even he was showcasing (and cheerfully commenting on) the proceedings to a couple of lady friends from out of town. I guess there's no point in doing it twice.
But watching the sun go down (over the roof of the Hyatt) while sprawled on the (patchy) grass under a (scrawny) tree definitely did my (tired) psyche good.
But there is definitely a metric assload of them under there. They started trickling out in small groups, but almost instantly transitioned to a dense fluttering blanket; I looked at this for about 10 minutes, got tired of squinting and left, without waiting for it to thin out.
Out of my immediate surrounding (3-4 dozen people), there was only one guy who had seen it before, and even he was showcasing (and cheerfully commenting on) the proceedings to a couple of lady friends from out of town. I guess there's no point in doing it twice.
But watching the sun go down (over the roof of the Hyatt) while sprawled on the (patchy) grass under a (scrawny) tree definitely did my (tired) psyche good.