tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31816429.post8884409703743358411..comments2023-10-24T02:53:43.413-05:00Comments on Higher Ground: Organic Blue Sky Black Cherry Cherish SodaJoannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380535457821185367noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31816429.post-60072310078080528092008-12-08T19:30:00.000-05:002008-12-08T19:30:00.000-05:00Funny. The state bird of Utah is indeed a gull. ...Funny. The state bird of Utah is indeed a gull. It's actually seagulls. Why? <BR/><BR/>The gull is considered the state bird of Utah by common consent, probably in commemoration of the fact that these gulls saved the people of the State by eating up the Rocky mountain crickets which were destroying the crops in 1848.<BR/><BR/>Orson F. Whitney says that in the midst of the devastation of the crickets, "when it seemed that nothing could stay the devastation, great flocks of gulls appeared, filling the air with their white wings and plaintive cries, and settled down upon the half-ruined fields. fields. All day long they gorged themselves, and when full, disgorged and feasted again, the white gulls upon the black crickets, list hosts of heaven and hell contending, until the pests were vanquished and the people were saved." After devouring the crickets, the gulls returned "to the lake islands whence they came."<BR/><BR/>A biblical type of miracle if I ever heard one.Joannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380535457821185367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31816429.post-83969674477882837082008-12-07T22:24:00.000-05:002008-12-07T22:24:00.000-05:00Okay, how's this for funny. I submit my comment a...Okay, how's this for funny. I submit my comment and it posts, only to look to the right and what is the next "word verification" in order to post: your last name. Funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31816429.post-45890878936836657092008-12-07T22:22:00.000-05:002008-12-07T22:22:00.000-05:00I can tell you it's some kind of gull (if I'm reme...I can tell you it's some kind of gull (if I'm remembering right), but I couldn't tell you specifics. Too many years since I learned that in high school. Guess that isn't worth the 10 points though.<BR/><BR/>May have to try some of the soda...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com