| 单词 | scarecrow |
| 例句 | I remembered the name, but not this bony scarecrow with the stale smell of sweat and beer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I swear, with that mask on, he looks just like a scarecrow. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She reminded Park of a scarecrow or one of the trouble dolls his mom kept on her dresser. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He came over to the curious scarecrow, tried to talk with it gently, asked it what country it was from. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Don Apolinar Moscote was unconscious, tied to the post where previously they had had the scarecrow that had been cut to pieces by shots fired in fun. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As I turned, from the comer of my eye I saw Grandpa’s scarecrow. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z During this visit Dewey paused at an upstairs window, his attention caught by something seen in the near distance—a scarecrow amid the wheat stubble. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The scarecrow paid no attention, went on dancing. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked, to Ishmael, vaguely like an alcoholic scarecrow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Soon she stood like a forlorn scarecrow under the pelting rain. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z May’s passing had just made him look more scarecrow than ever. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z If not for the alertness in his ocean-blue eyes, he would resemble, more than anything, a scarecrow that had come down from its stake. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Flanking the doorway were two armored manikins—like skeletal scarecrows made from bronze pipes, outfitted with full suits of Roman armor, shield and sword. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He pecks for a moment at the scarecrow’s pole that rises in the center of the whirlpool eye, dislodging a tiny phosphorescent sea slug and devouring it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “They moved as though in pain, like scarecrows, their arms held out from their bodies with forearms and hands dangling,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They were three scarecrows, their clothes in tatters, their faces black with soot and grease, their hair and beards matted. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He removed her sword and tried to make her comfortable, but she was as limp as a scarecrow. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They brought two sheets from the linen closet in Henry’s house and draped them over the scarecrows before moving them out into the garden. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She was scarecrow thin, with hollow eyes and bloody feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Many sit with their backs against the sacks at the front of the car: they look like scarecrows shipping west to be staked in some terrible garden. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Of course not. I wear it. Sometimes. Right now, it’s in the garden, on the scarecrow. Scares the devil out of the crows, too, apparently.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dallas was lying on the path, feeling like a scarecrow whose stuffing had been pulled out. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Like so much else in the captain’s world, the scarecrow is dedicated to a pointless task. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “So you’re here,” the scarecrow says, as if he knows me and has been waiting for me to arrive. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Yet her stomach kept on getting bigger and bigger, and we children were like scarecrows. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Beto’s sheet caught on the scarecrow’s pointing finger, and he blushed as he tugged it carefully off. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Dressed for comfort in sweatshirts and tracksuits, her fellow scarecrows were more than happy to accommodate her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “For now, I think we need to let your sister rest. Come. Let us go to the kitchen and get you all fed. You look like scarecrows who’ve lost their stuffing.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z In fact, Oomen was made like a scarecrow—not scrawny, but as if beneath his clothes, his body had been put together at wrong angles. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z For the first time, Percy realized this scrawny, funny- looking scarecrow of a kid might be a dangerous enemy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Tree- ear could read their thoughts—This scrawny scarecrow of a child claims a royal appointment? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Beto tasted pineapple but focused on adjusting the scarecrow’s arms under the sheet. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I cling on to the scarecrow’s pole in the center of the tightening circle. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I row a steady pace toward the scarecrow, listening to the rhythmic squeak of the oar sockets that complain with each stroke. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Wind frolicked the skirt and made the scarecrow sway—made it seem a creature forlornly dancing in the cold December field. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We break out the wreaths, the cornstalks, the hay bales, the wood smoke, and the scarecrows. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I tied the bottoms of the legs, stuffed them full, and as I looked down on my strange cargo, I thought of scarecrows and Halloween. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched big scarecrow fingers perform the intricate business of pushing pearl buttons through holes too small for them, and she marveled at the power in Calpurnia’s hands. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Finn said, as he tried to match that icy stare, memorize features as bland as a scarecrow’s. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He was standing motionless on the top of a small ridge, and he seemed from a distance to be a scarecrow left over from the growing season. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The gaoler was a scarecrow of a man with a rat's face and frayed beard, clad in a mail shirt and a leather half cape. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The scarecrow is the final sign,” the captain tells me with a solemnity to his voice. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “What are these for?” she asked, pointing to the wheeled platforms under the scarecrows’ posts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I would have scared the bejeebies out of myself had I seen me coming—dressed like a scarecrow, screeching like a banshee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Leo saw Octavian—that no-good blond scarecrow of an augur. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Beyond the yard there's collards and corn growing a scarecrow, black snakes, and whip-poor-wills. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He was sitting on a tall stool at the bar, an old man with eyes like diamonds and the body of a driftwood scarecrow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Can you speak,” I ask, “or are you just a scarecrow after all?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “What did you expect me to do with that electrified scarecrow? I’m not going to knuckle under to any do-jigger I put together myself.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z As I cling tightly to the scarecrow’s legs, I look down, and I am dizzied by vertigo. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In order that no one would doubt the severity of his aims, he ordered a firing squad organized in the square and had it shoot at a scarecrow. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Nobody, thanks to your preacher friend. He shook them up just enough. They strung up our scarecrows. We got a bad beating, that’s all. But we have to go.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The spinning water dips in the center, revealing more layers of sea life clinging to the scarecrow’s pole, which has become its own vertical reef. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I peered through the opening without entering, although I knew that wiry scarecrow form, stooped over the row of hens squatting in small dresser drawer-like boxes. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The officer inspected the little scarecrow in front of him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He kept his arms up there patient as a rock, quiet as a scarecrow. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z By the time I got her dressed in dry things, she looked more scarecrow than six-year-old. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The scarecrow is still a hundred yards ahead, at about eleven o’clock to port. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The waters begin to spin around the scarecrow’s pole, and the rope that holds the dinghy in place goes taut. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z At last I come up alongside the scarecrow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I might think, for example, that this is what I need to build my very own scarecrow!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As to what I dare, I’m a old bird now, as has dared all manner of traps since first he was fledged, and I’m not afeerd to perch upon a scarecrow. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z So the Russian undid the snags one by one, and the scarecrow danced off into the night again without a word of thanks. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It filled his clothes like straw in a scarecrow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She was as thin as a scarecrow, but that didn’t stop her from almost crushing me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Well met,” he said in a hoarse voice, “brave company of scarecrows.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The scarecrow shrugs as well as a scarecrow can. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He traveled for a long time with the hoboes and worked for a short time as a scarecrow. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “Mind the pole on the way down,” says the scarecrow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But people were his best subjects, looking like people and not stick figures or scarecrows. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He lets go of Adam, whose body slumps like a scarecrow taken off his pole. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He folds his scarecrow body through the window, bare feet silent on the rushes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what to do with it. Maybe put it on the scarecrow?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then she said, “I think maybe it’s a scarecrow.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He looks even skinnier than usual, almost a scarecrow. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The blue circle of sky above me grows and grows until I shoot past the scarecrow and away from the deep. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And the heap would roll down the slope and lodge against the fence, like the scarecrow rolled along a bean row until it caught in the brambles at the edge of the garden. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s a Combatant, built tall and lean like a scarecrow, probably best in our class after me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I leap from the dinghy as it is torn away from the pole, and I cling to the scarecrow’s legs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It makes the men like dolls on which the faces have not yet been painted; like scarecrows, which in a way is what they are, since they are meant to scare. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z His pants are always too big and belted awkwardly so he looks like a scarecrow, like if someone pulled the belt he’d turn into a pile of straw. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Go on now, look at this silly man who's playing scarecrow just for you.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Seaborg joined with Joseph Kennedy, a newly appointed chemistry instructor with the gangly physique of a scarecrow and a gentle drawl that proclaimed his North Texas origins, and brought the plan to Ernest. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Longstreet turned to ride on, and then the voice registered and he looked back: a grinning Fremantle, hat held high like the cloth on the arm of a scarecrow, bony, ridiculous. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It is encrusted with mussels and barnacles growing a foot above the waterline, coming almost close enough to touch the scarecrow’s work boots. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She went on, “Make you a young lady of society. Instead of a scarecrow.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "With his gaunt face and wasted body, he looked like a scarecrow," Thorson remembered. Behind the Candelabra: Michael Douglas steals the show as Liberace 2013-06-04T14:38:00Z “Creepy!” he cried after the witch shot fire out of the end of her broomstick at the scarecrow. Frugal Traveler: In Kansas, Museums, Fried Chicken and, Yes, ‘Oz’ 2013-08-07T18:58:00Z It’s worth noting that a village of even the most chaste scarecrows, if not exactly frightening for the non-crows in your party, can nevertheless get a bit meta. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z But don’t worry if this is your first such rodeo, because the basics of a scarecrow festival are easy to grasp. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z It’d been a long day for me, full of scarecrows, and now it was starting to get dark. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z One of the first literary references to scarecrows came in Edmund Spenser’s late 16th-century “The Faerie Queene,” while Shakespeare and Daniel Defoe also deployed scarecrow imagery. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The trainwreck is a weathervane and moral compass, a public spectacle and sexist scarecrow, that instructs women on how to behave properly. Our trainwrecks, ourselves: Why women hate on hot messes and other toxic female tropes 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z It must have been like trying to cuddle a scarecrow. The power of touch: what will it be like when we can all connect again? 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z The only other sign of agriculture was a ragged scarecrow on a pole. Explorer: Treading Lightly in the Simanjiro Plains of Tanzania 2011-05-20T18:55:00Z For David Bowie, even a jazz-influenced new album is best set in a futuristic hellscape featuring a bejeweled skull inside an astronaut helmet and human scarecrows in crucifixion poses. David Bowie Debuts Dark 10-Minute 'Blackstar' Video 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z He played the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz at the Victoria Palace and also appeared in Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound at the Young Vic. Italian Job actor John Clive dies 2012-10-16T11:37:06Z He played it like a demented scarecrow and did some brilliant business with a broken umbrella that marked him out as an extraordinary actor. Letter: John Wood obituary 2011-08-14T17:15:40Z But I think Hunt died trying to be a hero and that's him, with his face blown off, in the shallow grave with the scarecrow outside the spooky house in Lancashire. Ashes to Ashes ends and everything becomes less clear 2010-05-21T21:01:00Z She grows a bit older and he watches her “throw an apple smack into the mouth of a Halloween scarecrow from clear across a field.” In a New Dystopian Novel, the Country is AutoAmerica, but Baseball Is Still Its Pastime 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Brooks gets it now, why he’s thinking about the mindless scarecrow after all these years. Thomas Pierce “Ba Baboon” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z “Look at me, I’m transforming,” Nick Cave sang Monday at the Chicago Theatre, his scarecrow arms swinging from the elbows. Concert review: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Chicago Theatre 2013-04-02T05:31:00Z My scarecrow," Michael said, gasping through laughter, "It looks like it was made by a two year old monkey! "Goodbye, Michael," and goodbye Steve Carell 2011-04-29T04:29:00Z Photos of each scarecrow will be posted on Facebook page allowing viewers to "like" or vote for those they think are the scariest, funniest, most creative and cutest. SE Ind. scarecrow contest offers $500 grand prize 2011-08-19T11:31:05Z Yet overnight, she acknowledged, “mischief-makers” might occasionally rearrange the position of a scarecrow or, indeed, two. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z She showed me that fall could be more to my taste with calmer, more inviting autumn hues, rather than having to embrace the country-comes-to-town hay bales, dried corn and scarecrow motif. These Martha Stewart-inspired pumpkin bars are packed with the best flavors of fall 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Last year, for example, one exhibit featured child scarecrows clutching teddy bears. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z There’s the scarecrow and the red slippers, and on his bicep, the tattoo reads, “What makes a king out of a slave?” What happens when your whimsical ‘Wizard of Oz’ obsession actually pays off? 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z In 2000, his first novel, “Audubon’s Prayer,” which features a talking scarecrow, a cat who can predict the weather and a childhood bully-turned-policeman, won the Shincho Mystery Club Prize for newcomers. The Japanese Author Behind ‘Bullet Train’ Is OK That the Film Isn’t So Japanese 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z One of the President Trump scarecrows was in stocks; I saw a child, perhaps 5, and with hair even yellower than the president’s, run up to another and yell, “You’re fired!” In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z When the sun comes up, she reassured me, her committee checks the family-friendliness of every scarecrow’s pose. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Squash is an inherently seasonal crop that automatically conjures harvest-esque imagery complete with gourds, scarecrows, Halloween decor and maybe even a fun Jack-o-Lantern. Celebrate fall with a cozy, creamy squash and mascarpone pasta 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z “Nothing lifts my spirits like a scarecrow in the front yard,” he writes, with as much nostalgia as he can summon for his tough and tumultuous upbringing. Books of The Times: “Life After Death,” by Damien Echols 2012-09-19T21:18:19Z SAT-SUN Hay bales, scarecrows, pumpkins, entertainment, activities, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Community calendar 2011-10-12T22:42:04Z O.K., a scarecrow, sure, but where did that image come from? Thomas Pierce “Ba Baboon” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Every time I go, I’m drawn past the space’s other works — corralled filing cabinets; a classroom setting; an eerie scarecrow figure; acres of broken mirrors — to Dabls’s “Iron Teaching Rocks How to Rust.” Detroit’s unexpected — and unexpectedly moving — outdoor art scene “I am not a scarecrow,” read one sign. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The farm’s 20-acre corn maze features scarecrows, pumpkins and other symbols of fall. At corn mazes, getting lost is part of the fun 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Now he loses weight and looks like a scarecrow or, as some joke, the Unabomber. Review: ‘The Point of Vanishing,’ Howard Axelrod’s Memoir About Solitude 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Eli is “a scarecrow of a man in a secondhand suit,” a “beast among lambs.” Books of The Times: ‘Southern Cross the Dog,’ a Novel by Bill Cheng 2013-05-21T21:36:57Z When he says she can, she asks, “Why did the scarecrow get an award?” ‘The Last of Us’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: Truck Stop 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z When pressed about the rules that villagers must follow when creating their scarecrows, the idea, said Ms. Fairweather, is to “keep it clean.” In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z He referred to Conway as a “truth scarecrow” and also noted that Trump’s tweet criticising Nordstrom had led to their stock actually going up. Late-night TV roundup: Kellyanne Conway is a 'truth scarecrow' 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z He grins: a scarecrow, lolling against an apple tree, friendly even to the hawks. Rhys Ifans: 'I'm a bloody good actor' 2010-10-05T20:30:00Z Unprompted, she explained the background of the contest, expressed admiration for several scarecrows nearby and said she would probably vote for the one right outside her own establishment, a restaurant halfway down the block. For a City Dweller, Shock Immersion Into Small-Town Life 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z When Mr. Robbins pointed out that they were in the studio where Ray Bolger filmed his slapstick scarecrow dance in “The Wizard of Oz,” Mr. Carrey’s mouth curled into a beatific smile. A Darker, Deeper Jim Carrey Returns to TV With ‘Kidding’ 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z KB You can’t necessarily see it on the hanger, but everything is for … goth scarecrows. Both Sides of a Fashion Eccentric 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The many jokes in the well-thumbed paperback "No Pun Intended: Volume Too" include winners like: "Why did the scarecrow get a promotion? He was outstanding in his field." "The Last of Us" book club: Puns at the end of the world 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z In many places, clumps of scarecrows are arranged in tableaux of village life, part of an official programme to make them seem less devoid of life. Kyushu island, Japan: shrines and shugendo on the Kunisaki peninsula 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z We, like Larry, don’t understand the mystery of the scarecrow, but we don’t need to. ‘Vampires in the Lemon Grove’: the real lives of vampires, monsters and bullies 2013-02-28T00:07:34Z He took to roaming the countryside disguised as a scarecrow. The seven most terrifying Christmas traditions around the world 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Woodland Park Zoo Autumn Fest: Hay bales, scarecrows, pumpkins, entertainment, activities, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Community Corner: WWI at Museum of Flight 2011-10-14T19:09:04Z A cozy house at sunrise, a gaggle of feisty chickens, a scarecrow minding a field — these drawings made me homesick for the Bowles place when I left. Ostriches Don’t Actually Bury Their Heads in the Sand 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The artist hangs the piece on a coat stand, with the garment’s arms splayed like a scarecrow. Hugh Hayden, Surrealist Sculptor, Addresses the Education Debate 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z He is a handsome, intelligent, scarecrow of a man. Oscars 2011: Tom Bidwell's diary 2011-02-28T21:00:00Z Many of the unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic such as policeman and postmen, farmers, rubbish collectors and supermarket workers, are represented by the scarecrows, as well as doctors and nurses. Lockdown walks brightened by key worker scarecrows in English village 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Discovered there 18 hours later by a biker who at first thought he had seen a scarecrow, Shepard died of his injuries five days later, never having regained consciousness. CD reviews: ‘Considering Matthew Shepard,’ 18 years later 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Sheen resembles a startled gosling that's just crawled out of Charles Bukowski's left nostril or a haunted scarecrow from a Stephen King story. Idolising bad boys makes Charlies of us all 2011-02-20T00:06:25Z You can guide yourself through Kettlewell with a scarecrow trail map, or you can take a free-range approach, recalling picturesque lines from your favorite English novels as you cross the village’s bubbling beck, or stream. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The convention and visitor bureaus in southeastern Indiana's Jefferson, Ohio and Switzerland Counties are holding a scarecrow contest along the Ohio River Scenic Byway in October with a $500 grand prize. SE Ind. scarecrow contest offers $500 grand prize 2011-08-19T11:31:05Z The scarecrow ran away from the countryside to be an actor. Joy Parker 2012-11-30T14:26:32Z It became obvious who decapitated Nigel Planer and stuck the head on a scarecrow's body. Game of Thrones; Jonathan Creek – TV review 2013-04-02T06:00:03Z The musicians are characters in the ballet, sitting on stage in black scarecrow costumes and, as they play, regarding the action with the mordant resignation of Vladimir and Estragon in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Dublin dance festival 2013: Stravinsky Evening – review 2013-05-18T23:05:46Z That spring, Mr. Polissky resisted pressure to create the obvious sequel, a scarecrow. A Defunct Collective Finds Its Muse 2010-06-24T11:30:00Z Yes, beginning Monday with a rebroadcast of “Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest,” an hourlong movie featuring the ageless monkey in a story involving a hat-kicking scarecrow. Hogzilla and Other Halloween Programs 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Leisurely cooking a Julia-inspired feast, soundtracked by my favorite Spotify playlists while leaves fall outside and scarecrows, gourds and Halloween decorations begin to decorate the streets — it doesn't get much better than that. As the seasons change, try Julia Child's 5 most comforting fall recipes 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Many scarecrows are inspired by historical or literary characters. In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z They're not disappointed: Birch looks even more like a scarecrow than he did in 1992, but time hasn't affected his capacity for stage capering or the enthusiasm of his madcap exhortations. The Bays vs Stereo MCs 2010-04-18T21:30:00Z Quite possibly one of the first ones, where we see Hogwarts surrounded by dementors, eerily hanging in the air like ghostly scarecrows. Harry Potter and the Last Blog Item I Will Ever Write About Him 2011-07-25T17:26:04Z But once I had a gander at Branagh’s Poirot, transforming him from a fussy Belgian troll into this gliding scarecrow with a frankly insane mustache, I could not be more pumped to see it. John Hodgman: By the Book 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Hoyaken is stocked with magazines and bilingual glossaries of “kigo,” haiku words used to connote the season like cicada for summer, scarecrow for autumn and the winter-blooming camellia. In Japan, Haiku on the Rocks 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z “But he’s also adroit with more leisurely horrors, like the snap-crackle-pop of the murderous shade flexing for the kill, or the slow animation of a sacklike scarecrow into a toothy obscenity.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Annabelle: Creation’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Here, they can wander among scarecrows and jack-o’-lanterns, investigate a Victorian playhouse, pot up a ghostly-looking dusty miller plant to take home and put on a show with insect and owl puppets. 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Highway patrols are so rare that officials put fiberglass statues of police officers at some intersections, to function like traffic-calming human scarecrows. Books of The Times: Feeling at Sea on the Roads of New China 2010-02-23T22:41:00Z There was still a “For Sale” sign posted on a weather-beaten and leafless tree that resembled a scarecrow warning people to stay away. COVID-19 fraudster used stolen relief aid to purchase a private island 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z On the sides of roads in the oil sands, air cannons boom periodically to keep birds away from the vast toxic ponds and scarecrows dressed as oil workers float above them. Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z On X, some of the rapper’s fans said that the figure “looks like a fusion of Lil Wayne, Steph Curry, & Bob Marley” and likened it to a scarecrow. Wax happening? Lil Wayne is the latest star to roast a botched wax figure: 'You tried tho' 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Every year, the town of Benicia, California encourages local businesses to make creative scarecrows for Halloween. News Roundup: Truss Resigns, Digital Licenses, & Pan Solo 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z He’d load up on high-flying similes and florid descriptions — of being “as empty of life as a scarecrow’s pockets,” of plants “with nasty meaty leaves and stalks like the newly washed fingers of dead men.” 'The Big Sleep' made Steph Cha want to write fiction — and rewrite Chandler 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z In some hot-spot efforts, police officers merely try to make their presence known — to produce a kind of scarecrow effect, as people are less likely to commit crimes in front of an officer. Policing the Wrong Way 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z As you might expect, along the way, Dorothy finds friends in a scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion. ‘The Wiz,’ at Seattle’s 5th Avenue, brings down the house with every number 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Everywhere I turned, I saw decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all merged into a torture chamber bedecked with lighted trees, inflatable grinches, pumpkins, scarecrows and turkey fryers. Opinion | I’m haunted and redeemed by Thanksgivings past 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It’s not the first time they’ve blended their love of baking, bread and characters from pop culture for the city’s annual contest, which encourages businesses to get creative about scarecrows. California bakery's Han Solo bread sculpture is a star attraction 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z All of their bread sculptures were made for Benicia’s Downtown Scarecrow Contest, which encourages local businesses to display creative scarecrows for Halloween. Bakery Creates ‘Pan Solo,’ a 6-Foot Replica of ‘Star Wars’ Hero Made of Bread 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z West’s dotting of allusive “Wizard of Oz” touches becomes memorably twisted when Pearl’s playful dance with a cornfield scarecrow suddenly turns hot and bothered. Review: Mia Goth is enjoyably demented as 'Pearl' in half-mad/half-funny 'X' prequel 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “You can put scarecrows out, and they work for a while,” he says. The Ancient Art of Falconry at the Jersey Shore 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Maintained for the community as part of the festival's legacy, the park once held a miniature railway line, a replica Roman bathhouse and artworks such as scarecrows and the Ancient Forester. Archaeologists search for lost traces of Glasgow Garden Festival 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Some of them come rushing back in “Spencer’s” most striking images: a lemon-yellow sailor suit, a little girl’s exuberant run, a tattered jacket gracing a long-forgotten scarecrow. Review: Kristen Stewart's 'Spencer' continues the Diana-ssance. But don't call it a biopic 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z But the howls over scarecrows have been heard - and Nelson Havi, president of the Law Society of Kenya, has filed a petition to challenge the reforms in court. Kenya's CBC education reform: How scarecrows are terrifying parents 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The house was already decorated for Halloween, with a scarecrow and jack-o'-lanterns. Motive for Florida family's massacre may never be known 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z “I like your fin,” the scarecrow says to the dolphin. Lions, tigers, bears, love? Netflix’s ‘Sexy Beasts’ baffles the Internet. 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z The third experiment used an inflatable scarecrow called the Scary Man. How to poison a feral pig? It’s not easy 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z This device, known as the looming-eyes buoy, is essentially a floating scarecrow. The Birds and the Buoys: Using Googly Eyes to Avert Extinction 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Maybe some sort of robot scarecrow could shoo away the ducks? Evicting ducks from a park? It’s the controversy Seattle needs right now 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z The first four seem awesomely impersonal but are only giant scarecrows shielding a privileged, supposedly superior few. "Big government" and other lies we live by: How one Orwellian concoction consumed America 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z The show’s costumes appear to include not only animals, but a devil, a goblin, a scarecrow, a “Wizard of Oz”-reminiscent tin man and what appears to be a mummified Egyptian king. Lions, tigers, bears, love? Netflix’s ‘Sexy Beasts’ baffles the Internet. 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z I drew little scarecrows and taped them up on the wall. 30-year-old woman describes a year of living with COVID-19 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Much like the scarecrows that line cornfields or the plastic owls that sit atop office buildings, the looming-eyes buoy deters birds through intimidation. The Birds and the Buoys: Using Googly Eyes to Avert Extinction 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z “A great comparison is like when human beings make a scarecrow thinking, ‘This is going to scare crows away because it looks like a human being.’ How the crew of Pixar's 'Soul' designed a kid-friendly afterlife 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Some days, she does not seem to notice when they wave through her bedroom window or dance around with decorative autumn scarecrows to catch her eye. Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Ally Crawford's scarecrow entry was a family effort. Covid in Scotland: Celebrating Halloween 2020 style 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The weather will clear up and the scarecrow contest will certainly proceed. Editorial Roundup: South Carolina 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Other ideas the committee is working on include a pumpkin carving amd scarecrow competitions. COVID prompts Vermont town to cancel Halloween parade 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z I’m sure to crows a scarecrow looks nothing like a human being. How the crew of Pixar's 'Soul' designed a kid-friendly afterlife 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z I’m bringing out the haystacks and the scarecrows. VIRUS DIARY: Alone, craving change, but above all grateful 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z “I see that happening, as well as the scarecrow contest at Halloween,” he said. City department attempts to return to normalcy in Virginia 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z At the base of a tree with its red, orange, gold and green leaves, you might find bright orange pumpkins, or a scarecrow in the background or a cobweb. Belmont artist pulls from childhood for creations 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z They stood as cracked black scarecrows against a verdant lawn of green, evidence of how fast the forest floor rebounds from fire. One Seattle man’s cure for coronavirus quarantine cabin fever? A 50-mile run through Montana wilderness 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Creepshow A man stumbles upon an old scarecrow and accidentally brings it to life. What's on TV Monday: 'The Baker and the Beauty'; coronavirus 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z Dozens of residents of a village in north Wales are hoping their scarecrow is outstanding in its field. Village scarecrow contest relieves lockdown blues 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z They rearrange the scarecrows every day using a variety of props and costumes. 'Bob and Brenda' scarecrows keep town entertained 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z He uses a scarecrow, but the birds get wise, so he moves it frequently. King County wants to use fireworks to ruffle the feathers of eagles at the county landfill 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z This turned out to be nonsense, because Scarecrow is about dancing with a scarecrow whose heart has been stolen by a large mythological bird. Sundance VR and AR got extremely weird in 2020 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Both Brady and Les have mangled nests of platinum-blond hair, and Brady likes to wear a floppy scarecrow hat as he bounces behind his minimal setup of a laptop and synthesizers. 100 gecs’ Musical Scrap Yard 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Its appearance also received a mixed reaction from locals, with some saying it looked more like a "scarecrow." Statue mocking Trump as a two-faced 'vampire' set ablaze in Slovenia 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Miss Tomlinson said her mother thought of putting the scarecrows outside their home on Coventry Road after noticing there were more children outside. 'Bob and Brenda' scarecrows keep town entertained 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z “It’s unrealistic to say black people live in the countryside, even if they are orphans who have been sent there. The countryside is where magic talking scarecrows live. Not fantasy black people,” they crow. I’m seeing stars… but thanks to Elon Musk, not for much longer | Stewart Lee 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Stranded in the countryside, a monstrous scarecrow terrorizes a group of teens and their teacher. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z “It looked like a real human, not a conventional scarecrow,” Ms. Ayano said. There Are No Children Here. Just Lots of Life-Size Dolls. 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z I emerged, a tattered scarecrow, on the park’s one highway. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z “We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey, and let it keep one shape till custom make it their perch and not their terror.” How impeachment hearings can be best understood using Shakespeare 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Huff’s display depicted Mr. Trump as a scarecrow holding a mask of Mr. Obama attached to a rope, which some took to be a noose. Mich. auto shop removes Trump Halloween scarecrow with Obama’s head hanging from rope 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Jefferson once lamented that impeachment had become a “mere scarecrow.” The Invention—and Reinvention—of Impeachment 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z It’s an SMU giddy enough to delight even an erstwhile scarecrow. Don’t look now, but SMU football is undefeated and having fun again 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z SAT Farm and merchant pop-up market, apple press, scarecrow contest, apple-inspired food and art, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Community calendar: Halloween Pet Parade (cute!), Turkfest, Brewology, Pumpkin Plunge 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z There are 70 to 80 Agas per square mile, and even the scarecrows wear waxed jackets. Paraic O’Donnell on Wicklow: 'There are 70 to 80 Agas per square mile' 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z A scarecrow and a spider trio help an odd-shaped pumpkin overcome his feelings of shame and inadequacy. Movies on TV this week: Sept. 29: 'Almost Famous' and more 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z But he has never been conventional or stuffy, and even his scarecrow thatch of blonde hair refuses to conform. ‘The Trumpization of U.K. politics’: Boris Johnson is busting political norms - The Washington Post 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z There has been a scarecrow sailing around in a big boat and another in a motorised scooter, playing a violin. Poldark and Peter Rabbit star in scarecrow show 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z A grinning jack-o-lantern design turned up on a range of pieces, including bags, gowns and slip dresses, scarecrow patchwork patterns, mummy-bandage prints and wizard-appropriate crescent moons and stars on others. At Moschino, Jeremy Scott takes a stab at haute Hollywood horror 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Save for its powder-blue Inauguration Day garb, it looks little like the first lady, leading some locals to poke fun of the statue as a “Smurfette” or “scarecrow,” as the BBC reported. ‘She might like it’: Slovenian pipe layer who carved Melania’s statue isn’t laughing with critics 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Now 64, Zalasiewicz is small and slight, with silver hair that sticks out like a scarecrow’s. The Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of planetary history? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z “I’m going to miss you the most scarecrow,” he told her. Disabled students say goodbye to the end of an era 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z They are among about 50 created for the 20th annual scarecrow festival in Rennington, Northumberland. Poldark and Peter Rabbit star in scarecrow show 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Birds will steer clear of the scarecrow but won’t leave the landfill entirely. King County Council wants plan to keep eagles out of dump 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Agents create some signposts of their own in the brush: an old doll jammed atop a roadblock; a Darth Vader mask nestled in a pecan tree trunk; scarecrows perched on the riverbank. Patrolling a land of secret signals and signs on the Texas-Mexico border 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Police said this week their bodies were hung from bamboo poles and displayed to the ocean “like scarecrows”. Sentinel Island: tribe who killed American are 'peace-loving', say anthropologists 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Image: BBC Books The story follows The Doctor, Harry, and Sarah Jane as they arrive on a Scottish island, discovering that it’s been overrun by scarecrows that threaten local residents. Tom Baker is turning his long-lost Doctor Who movie script into a novel 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z "You may find that there are some very political scarecrows around - it wouldn't surprise me if you don't find the odd politician with a rope around his neck," Mr Weston said. Poldark and Peter Rabbit star in scarecrow show 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z “It’s like a scarecrow, and when we move it around, they don’t like to be near it,” McLaughlin said. King County Council wants plan to keep eagles out of dump 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z A woman who ran over a man lying in the road after she mistook him for a "scarecrow" has been jailed. Man mistaken for 'scarecrow' run over 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z In one of the corn fields a scarecrow caught her eye, crossed staves propped aslant, and the corn husks rotting under it. Unseen Sylvia Plath short story to be published in January 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The following evening a teenager fell off his mountain bike and noticed nearby what he thought was a fallen scarecrow or Halloween costume. The murder that changed America 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The cyclist who found him first mistook the student for a scarecrow. Gay student to be buried 20 years on 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z He hung there bleeding in near-freezing temperatures until a passing bicyclist spotted him, thinking at first that he was a scarecrow. Matthew Shepard Will Be Interred at the Washington National Cathedral, 20 Years After His Death 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Winchester Crown Court heard she had stopped but thought he was "a Guy Fawkes guy or a scarecrow" so drove on. Man mistaken for 'scarecrow' run over 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Savagely beaten and left to die, Shepard was found almost 18 hours later by a bicyclist who thought his limp body was a scarecrow. Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder became a symbol for the gay rights movement, will be interred at Washington National Cathedral 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Instead of my legendary big appetite and “hollow leg” – a running joke in my family – I picked at my food, looking more like a scarecrow with each passing week. 'Bill Cosby took my spirit and crushed it': Andrea Constand speaks out on sexual assault 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Instead of my legendary big appetite and “hollow leg” - a running joke in my family - I picked at my food, looking more like a scarecrow with each passing week. Andrea Constand’s impact statement: Bill Cosby ‘robbed me’ 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Instead of my legendary big appetite and "hollow leg" — a running joke in my family — I picked at my food, looking more like a scarecrow with each passing week. Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand's full impact statement to the court about her experience 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Instead of my legendary big appetite and “hollow leg” — a running joke in my family — I picked at my food, looking more like a scarecrow with each passing week. Andrea Constand’s impact statement: Bill Cosby ‘robbed me’ 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z The video, which follows a scarecrow on a journey to find and use fresh ingredients, highlighted the problems with a food industry that thrives on processed food. Chipotle Gets “Real” In New Ads Focused on Fresh Ingredients 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z At the appointed hour, he arrived at the protest site in jeans, T-shirt and straw hat, a human scarecrow reduced to 128lbs on his 6ft 1in frame, but resolute as ever. Arthur Ashe’s real legacy was his activism, not his tennis 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The lion was missing his courage, the tin man his heart and the scarecrow his brain. Five lost or stolen items that are still missing 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The entire local police force in this western Massachusetts town had just quit, and the cruiser was the law enforcement version of a scarecrow. Massachusetts Town Loses Its Entire Police Force as All 4 Members Quit 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z “Bob Hope. I met the scarecrow from the ‘Wizard of Oz.’” Man Says Cardinal McCarrick, His ‘Uncle Ted,’ Sexually Abused Him for Years 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The mother of five grown children said she was aware of a small town in Australia that had stopped traffic by posting scarecrows all over. Nebraska artist repopulates once-thriving town with plywood 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z “She meets these three characters that are completely outside what she is familiar with — a scarecrow that talks, a lion that talks and a completely tin man,” the actress said. What’s on Washington stages for families over the next few weeks 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z David said they’re working with a company that is close to perfecting a process that will allow even the magnetized brown ribbon to find new life as something other than scarecrow hair. Perspective | A tale of the tape that goes down to the wire: More on dispatching old cassettes 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Next door, a front entrance is flanked by smiling scarecrow decorations. Perspective | The new D.C.: Outside an REI that sells tents, desperate people are living in them 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Throwing your cap onto a scarecrow will unlock a timed moon chase of some sort. How Super Mario Odyssey makes you want to explore 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Its sculpture park contains works by boldface architects and artists such as Louise Bourgeois, whose mammoth Crouching Spider guards the Provençal landscape like a Modernist scarecrow. The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2017 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z After the passing of her father, Ayano decided to create a scarecrow in his vision, one that looks so much like him that it prompted her neighbors to begin initiating conversations with it. In Japan’s ‘Valley of the Dolls’ the Living Are Outnumbered 10 to 1 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z SAT Music, kids’ activities and games, scavenger hunt; scarecrow making, bring clothes, pillow case, other supplies provided; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Smith said the scarecrow in the middle of the pumpkin patch with clanking pans hanging off the arms is enough to scare away deer. Breathing new life into old West Virginia mine site 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z “They have silhouettes of painted bald eagles out there to act as scarecrows to keep migrating geese off the fields,” he says. Farming within wildlife refuges revamps Klamath agriculture 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Like the babies born when starved ravens conceived with burned scarecrows. “Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest” 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Sometimes we take a character from our own immediate lives and we build a new person upon that scarecrow. So you want to be a writer? Essential tips for aspiring novelists 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z “They tried scarecrows. Nothing was as good as a falconer with his bird, but that cost a couple of hundred dollars a day.” A new USC center is bringing advanced manufacturing to smaller companies 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Revelers dance to the beat of drums, ending at the town’s central square, where a scarecrow is burned. Greek island of Naxos celebrates Carnival with Torch Parade 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Wooden cutouts resembling dogs stand like canine scarecrows throughout the metro area to intimidate geese. Fed up with honking and pooping, Denver gets a 'goosinator' to help disrupt Canada goose population 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Some are of scarecrows - how children imagine the work of an anti-corruption prosecutor. Romania protests: 'Race against time' for corruption fighters - BBC News 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z The work, which ranges from tightly polished to experimental, often begins with an evocative visual — a field in winter, an owl, a scarecrow — before broadening to more expansive ideas. New poetry: animals, their humans and the impact of war 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Once obtained, a permit authorizes an arsenal of nonlethal deterrents — air horns, pyrotechnics, effigies, propane cannons, kites, scarecrows and so on — but it doesn’t come quick. When the National Bird Is a Burden 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z But these days, the windmills loom like scarecrows, idle and inert. It Can Power a Small Nation. But This Wind Farm in China Is Mostly Idle. 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z He impersonates supermodels, scarecrows, psychotherapists, sushi chefs and security guards as he traverses a kaleidoscopic fun house of social relations. The best video games of 2016: ‘Inside,’ ‘Superhot’ and ‘Doom’ come out on top 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Ahmad was standing on the edge of a crater inspecting the panorama of rubble, a scarecrow of a man in a threadbare coat and white dishdasha. 'Everything is over now': the last survivors in Yemen's ground zero 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Most houses are decorated with pumpkins, scarecrows and leftover Halloween cobwebs. My day door-knocking with Trump supporters: 'It’s like a French revolution' 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Bring a camera; the church grounds, adorned with orange, green and white pumpkins, signs, scarecrows and tombstones, will make a perfect backdrop for family photographs. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “So I made them a straw hat scarecrow,” he said. Does Your Doorman Have a Hidden Talent? 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Put a scarecrow in the front … with another surprise. 5 Low-Cost Ways to Prepare Your Home For Trick-or-Treaters 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z One of the reasons that people cite for disliking clowns is the notion of the “nearly human” or uncanny valley, where you will find chill-inducing things like clowns, marionettes, monkeys, masks, mannequins, certain robots, scarecrows. The explanation for October's clown sighting hysteria is staring us in the face | Mary Valle 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Contests include a pie-eating contest, a watermelon eating contest, a hog calling contest and a scarecrow making contest. Anne Arundel County readying for 64th annual county fair 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z "In a terrestrial environment, a farmer might use a scarecrow," Dr Hall says. Sea snails could save Great Barrier Reef from starfish - BBC News 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Six students from the University of Victoria on Canada's Vancouver Island are using laser technology as a "hi-tech scarecrow" to rid farmers' fields of the perennial avian pest, CBC News reports. Laser technology fights unwanted geese in Canada - BBC News 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Unwavering in his commitment to the specificity of the universal, Mitchell insists in his book “Some Thing Means Everything to Somebody” that the scarecrows “are essentially Yorkshire.” The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z He rattled them off for her: cherry, coffee, flower, candy cane, scarecrow, dragon, pasta sauce, Coke can, ghost, and Hershey’s Kiss. Lessons from America’s First Memory World Champion 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z My brother and I stand like the fences of abandoned farms, changed times too loosely webbed against deicide homicide A really powerful blow would bring us down like scarecrows. Daniel J. Berrigan, Defiant Priest Who Preached Pacifism, Dies at 94 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Norfolk has also been known to hire students as human scarecrows. Normal for Norfolk: Where did the phrase come from? - BBC News 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Bowie also wanted a scarecrow in the video, Renck said, and sent Renck his sketch for the macabre character Button Eyes that he plays in both videos. David Bowie's last days: an 18-month burst of creativity 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Like these effigies, and unlike statues, the scarecrows are far from permanent, let alone immortal. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z In the film, Michael’s most impressive steps are with Diana Ross, as he clumsily learns to walk after being imprisoned by crows on his scarecrow pole. Behind the Scenes of The Wiz With Michael Jackson 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z He stood in his modest front yard in Middle Village, Queens, on Tuesday night, among the swirling lights and the scarecrows in improvised pilgrim outfits and a $40 stamped-metal turkey mounted on a stick. Decorating Homes With Pilgrims and Turkeys Before Elves and Reindeer 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z McClenning painted the gourds to look like snowmen, Santa Claus, scarecrows and witches. McClenning’s folk art proves popular around the world 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z "They literally pulled up in their car. Someone jumped out, cut the scarecrow down, and put it in their car and drove off," she said. Lennon, Bond and Ginger Spice scarecrows attacked in Somerset - BBC News 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z As the scarecrows collapse in on themselves, it’s as if they end up consuming their own body fat just to stay alive — if that is the word, which clearly it is not. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z There, between two smiling scarecrows and a swarm of pumpkins, the two women talked about politics. Electing more women to a state Senate a few X chromosomes shy of sensible 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z They include a haunted horse-drawn carriage, a Pac-Man pumpkin eating ghosts and M&M; characters dressed as Dracula, Frankenstein and a scarecrow. Seymour resident has taste for M&Ms, holiday decorations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z This is the time for apples on his farm, which is a bustling attraction in late October with pumpkins to pick, hay bales to climb, animals to pet and scarecrows to stuff. Peak season for apples, Weber’s Cider Mill has you covered 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z "The goodwill of scarecrow builders is amazing but if they keep seeing things taken or destroyed each year - it will be hard to get them to do the trail again." Lennon, Bond and Ginger Spice scarecrows attacked in Somerset - BBC News 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z One photograph resembles a police view of a crime scene: in it, a scarecrow ends up flat on its face, decomposing like the remains of a murder victim. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Fredrikson says experiments with inflatable scarecrows literally fell flat when moose knocked them over after just a few days. sweden's multiplying moose pit farmers against powerful hunting lobby 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Otherwise I wouldn’t have dressed up like a scarecrow.” Goodbye Yellow Brick Road? Even a Wizard Can’t Save Oz From Vandals 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z For better or worse, Abdul-Jabbar, basketball’s scarecrow, was uprooted and stored away, forever defined by how much like Magic he wasn’t. What the World Got Wrong About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Six scarecrows on the Chew Valley trail have been stolen, Geri 'Ginger Spice' Halliwell has been torched and "Double Crow Seven" decapitated. Lennon, Bond and Ginger Spice scarecrows attacked in Somerset - BBC News 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z But given that each scarecrow is singular, should we speak of “it,” “he” or “she”? The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z They invented a scarecrow, “voter fraud,” to justify voter ID laws. The battle for voting rights continues 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z But Porzingis, a stretch four with a scarecrow frame, remained squarely on the team’s radar for months leading up to the draft. Kristaps Porzingis Raises Eyebrows, Including Carmelo Anthony’s 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z “I feel like the scarecrow in the ‘Wizard of Oz’ when they give him a brain.” Iconic filmmaker John Waters to receive honorary degree 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Amelia Hicks, who works in Chew Magna, said their James Bond scarecrow was attacked just three days after the trail started. Lennon, Bond and Ginger Spice scarecrows attacked in Somerset - BBC News 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z We have to start with the fact that scarecrows are nearly human. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z One piece, a large photograph of hooded crimson scarecrows, arms outstretched and leaning in a lush Kashmir field, reminded me of the prisoner photos from Abu Ghraib. A Finance Minister Fit for a Greek Tragedy? 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z A scarecrow, a bra-burning feminist who hates all men and a person who is offended by everything and thinks all jokes should please everyone who hears them walk into a bar. Trevor Noah, Patton Oswalt, bad jokes, satire and straw men 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Tsukimi Ayano said she made her first scarecrow 13 years ago in the likeness of her father as a tribute to him after his death. Scarecrows Outnumber People in Tiny Japanese Village 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z "But there are 150 scarecrows, so it's multiple times more." Time stands still in Japan's village of scarecrows 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z A pipe dream, clearly: The scarecrow nation still waits for its Francis of Assisi. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Others cuddle toddler scarecrows, or man plows and hoes. Scarecrows outnumber people in dying Japan town 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z He ran and ran and ultimately took roost on a distant fence made of haybales, next to a scarecrow. One Drug or 2? Parents See Risk but Also Hope 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Still, with a population of 35, the scarecrows outnumber the people in Nagoro by a good amount, acting as replacements for… Scarecrows Outnumber People in Tiny Japanese Village 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z But the building is now occupied by Ayano's scarecrows: students at their desks and in corridors, a teacher by the blackboard, while a suit-wearing school principal looks on. Time stands still in Japan's village of scarecrows 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The reason for this chilly expediency is that scarecrow women are so hard to come by. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z In the Organic Guerrilla Garden of Plurality, pro-democracy gardeners are growing kale and tomatoes under the watch of an alien scarecrow with alarmingly long toes. Inside Hong Kong's (Surprisingly Comfortable) Protest Camps 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z With his narrow shoulders, he initially looks like an abashed scarecrow. “Interstellar” and “The Theory of Everything” Reviews 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z In its infancy, the United States was a scarecrow of a country — mostly farms and a few hamlets scattered among diverse, semi-independent states — with meager economic development. Book review: ‘When the United States Spoke French’ by Francois Furstenberg A line of parents wrangling their children to stay nearby stretched along the wall of the school, all waiting patiently to set up on bails of hay next to an oversized scarecrow for photographs. Soldotna students pick their pumpkins 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z The scarecrows could be regarded as folk art, but this ignores an important dimension of their being. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The scarecrow: Gently squat in the water until it's shoulder depth. Recovery exercises are also a controlled workout 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The festival features more than 100 fall-themed activities including scarecrow making, pumpkin decorating, a straw maze and midway rides. - The Washington Post This time, there are no shrieking pyrotechnics, starter pistols, recorded bird distress calls or electronic scarecrows. Greenwood attacks blackbirds where they live 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The "Cupcake, Vicar?" scarecrow, or Sister Mary, won second prize in a scarecrow contest held in Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire, earlier this month. Prize-winning nun scarecrow found 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Eventually the clothes rot away, so that the scarecrows acquire a Lear-on-the-heath air of tragedy: “Off, off you lendings!” The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Position your upper arms straight out at your side and your hands up, palms facing forward, like a scarecrow. Recovery exercises are also a controlled workout 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Once you treat these men as individuals, and not the orange-jumpsuited scarecrows whom Republicans tend to deploy for political gain, solutions to the Gitmo conundrum quickly appear. Forget the 'Taliban Five' – Obama's real chance is to free Gitmo's Cleared 78 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z I've done work on beaches and got to help with beach clearances; I've also built scarecrows for the allotments, and built tepees for children.” Herding sheep for a holiday? 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z She said the scarecrow would be returning to her spot outside the house with a new sign: "Keep your hands off Sister Mary's cupcakes." Prize-winning nun scarecrow found 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z The scarecrows were, I see now, signposts from the past, in that they seemed always to have been there. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z In the opening scenes of a dystopian YouTube video gone viral, a scarecrow takes a job in the big city at a processed foods factory. New twist on GMO debate: Are they ‘natural’? 2013-10-19T23:24:09Z Amidst this desolation, a Crow Industries billboard features a picture of a happy scarecrow amidst a pile of fresh crops and the line “Feeding the World”. "The Scarecrow" - Lots of Heart, But It Could Use More Brain 2013-09-16T20:15:06.960Z She's one of around 70 scarecrows on display as part of a scarecrow festival. Scarecrows on show at festival 2013-07-31T10:26:45Z After a helping hand from a talking scarecrow, you're off – raising crops and livestock, and trading with friends. 50 best games for tablets and smartphones 2013-07-20T23:05:00Z Mitchell goes on to say that scarecrows are “friends,” that he likes them because: The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z FWS recognizes no advanced conservation procedures for deterring eagles from turbine blades—no scare-eagle devices on the model of the scarecrow—but that’s largely because of a lack of research, according to the Guidance. 5 Steps To Keep Your Wind Farm From Killing Eagles 2013-05-03T13:18:47Z Mainly though, it was a great moment for De Gea, a goalkeeper who received a brittle reception at first on these shores, portrayed by many as a makeweight, a scarecrow, a vanity project. David de Gea's collision with Andy Carroll may be a watershed moment 2013-04-19T11:07:52Z The scarecrows will be on display until 4 August before they jet off. Scarecrows on show at festival 2013-07-31T10:26:45Z Guns are not scarecrows, they're meant to damage, maim and kill things. Twelve Dead, Dozens Injured, in Shooting Rampage at Colo. Movie Theater 2012-07-30T06:55:00Z Further research is needed to discover the regional variations and consistencies in scarecrow design and construction, but to me, they are ... essentially Gloucestershire, where I grew up. The Startling Beauty of Scarecrows 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z In "Bleak House," Dickens wrote of a legal case: "This scarecrow of a suit has, in course of time, become so complicated that no man alive knows what it means." DealBook: In Obama's Second Term, Regulation Is Not Likely to Be Simplified 2012-11-14T17:00:38Z Cardinals General Manager Rod Graves might as well save some salary cap space and just fill the tackle spots with a couple of crudely made scarecrows. The Fifth Down: Week 7 Quick Hits: Hail to Robert Griffin III 2012-10-22T10:39:20Z This scarecrow is a tribute to the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, and shows her cradling newborn Prince George! Scarecrows on show at festival 2013-07-31T10:26:45Z It's like scarecrows that need changing frequently as crows get used to them. Space invaders: how advertising penetrates people's lives 2012-08-12T23:56:16Z “They are part of an attempt to turn Islamists into scarecrows and frighten the world about them.” In Egypt, Rumor of Pyramids’ Demise Proves Flimsy 2012-07-24T00:37:11Z Excited children in bright colors, holding up scarecrows and blowing bubbles, were being serenaded by the raucous sounds of the Rude Mechanical Orchestra. SchoolBook: Parents and Students Say 'Enough' to More Testing 2012-06-07T20:26:47Z The scarecrow, sporting a badge saying West Mickley Police, is one of a number made for a local competition. Clarkson scarecrow slows traffic 2012-05-24T09:56:18Z This scarecrow is nicknamed Trolley Dolly - because of her shopping trolley full of goodies. Scarecrows on show at festival 2013-07-31T10:26:45Z He reeled round, and beheld the gaunt scarecrow of a man who had followed him. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z It is time that that ancient scarecrow of superstition, "a mystery," were removed from the field of science. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z "When you go home, sir, I shall go with you," said the grandfather, and the scarecrow made no objection. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The scarecrow before her was less of an "innocent" than she had judged him. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The scarecrow with the eye-glass held out a slack hand to the old factor. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z To his commercial soul the military order is a scarecrow and a nuisance: military honour is but trash. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Oh Billy, poor soul, what a scarecrow 'ee do look! With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z But the scarecrow stayed with him till he slept. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z He put it in the old scarecrow's hand. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The ragged scarecrow with the eye-glass nodded, somewhat shamefacedly, and once more made a pitiful effort to straighten his stooping shoulders. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z “Tobacco companies want to frighten the government with the scarecrow of losing money from tobacco taxes due to the increases,” he says. Spain's Crisis Is Good for Cigarette Smugglers 2012-02-17T00:30:52Z They must be kept in duress as scarecrows--an awful warning to other ruffians. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z What makes you go about looking like a scarecrow? A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z The figures darting among the landaus, in and out of which they leaped with confident impudence, were almost invariably grotesques—smirking fishwives, staring chimney-sweeps, pucker-mouthed babies, and scarecrows of every variety. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z There is not much to see in me at the best of times, mademoiselle," Nat said as he rose to his feet, "and I am almost a scarecrow now. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z One said it was a scarecrow, an' another he said "Nay; It's just the British Farmer, an' he seems in a bad way." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:21.910Z He stopped a moment, and, standing very straight, a haggard, grim-faced scarecrow, flung up his scalded hands towards the brassy heavens in a wide, appealing gesture. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z He seemed to be a ludicrous scarecrow rival of the great gentleman, scholar, and statesman, William H. Seward. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z Soothed by this flattering reflection he was quite content to dance with the daughter of General Pallar�s, of whom Cobo Ramirez was wont to speak as "one of our handsomest scarecrows." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z "You are not a scarecrow at all!" she said indignantly. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Thus, something like a clean scarecrow, crossed with the Fat Boy in Pickwick, I accompanied my deliverers. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z He was like a starved black scarecrow dressed up in tight and clerical garments, with a fez on the top—and then there was the nose. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Ward told Mr. Chase that his father was an artist who was true to life, for he made a scarecrow so bad that the crows brought back the corn they had stolen two years before. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z He straightened the arms that flopped like a scarecrow's, and steadied the great leonine head that rolled drunkenly on the immense shoulders. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Your bones are well covered with a pad, while mine stick out like the joints of a scarecrow. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z English cash—pounds—not this miserable, crawling, centipede kind of stuff which wouldn't buy a scarecrow a meal for Sunday. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z The nest of the wren is built in any convenient cranny: an ivy-covered tree, the thatch of a barn or a warm scarecrow are all used by this featherless little bird. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z We learned from him, afterwards, that he had exchanged clothes, strange though it appeared, with a scarecrow. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z The boy's first thought was that these scarecrows were confederates of the eminent murderer. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z They painted Virgins enough, Popes enough, and saintly scarecrows enough to people Paradise almost.” From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z With his grotesque garland and his painted face, he was turned into a ridiculous scarecrow. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z Oh, goodness! what a scarecrow I must look! Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Never washing, never taking his clothes from his back nor his shoes from his feet, in appearance Bertie soon presented a figure which would have discredited a scarecrow. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z "We don't turn out our customers like scarecrows, anyway, and if you'd had the money we would have tried to make a decent show of you." The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The cafeteria was decorated with orange and brown streamers hanging from the windows, and festive characters like a stuffed scarecrow and a paper turkey. SchoolBook: On Thanksgiving, Stepping Up to the Plate 2011-11-22T22:00:26Z Inflammation has generally been considered the great bugbear of the old school, and the scarecrow of the cattle doctor. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z They have used scarecrows to feign human presence. This Land: Terre Haute Battles Crow Problem -This Land 2011-10-26T17:57:32Z He stood paralyzed at the edge of the soccer field like a scarecrow in huge flowing clothes. George Saunders: “Tenth of December.” 2011-10-24T04:00:00Z They find for love and melody A scarecrow in the corn. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z All the explorers looked rather disreputable, but Mr. McKay in particular was little better than a walking scarecrow. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The "Imperial German Eagle" is emerging from a cloud; the Prussian bird appears as a scarecrow, making desperate efforts to fly and screaming revenge. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z He looked like a tramp, a scarecrow, and a strong leader of men. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z But she determined to lose no time in dressing up the most frightful scarecrow that was conceivable. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z For thee! thou goose egg! thou straw scarecrow, thou horse strangler, thou dry slipper--thou drunkard! On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z "You are such a scarecrow," said Concetta, whose English was not always perfect. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z Somehow it didn't seem quite the game by the others, though of course I hoped you would guess that I had only come in after them as a kind of scarecrow. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z "And thy skin, stuffed with sawdust, shall serve me as a scarecrow!" 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z But I have heard that crows love to dig up corn kernels in a newly-planted field, so that farmers have to use scarecrows to keep them off. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z And such a king traitors deserted, and went to make friendship with scarecrows from beyond the sea. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z His coat was in tatters, and his trousers, into which was tucked a ragged blue shirt, were all frayed about the bottoms, and flapped like those on a scarecrow. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z His man started stagily—was altogether of the stage—a bearded scarecrow in rags too ragged to be true. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Some parts hung flat and limp as if upon a scarecrow; others pulsed like a fire-hose in action with the pressure of flesh compressed beneath, while at other points they bulged pneumatically in little footballs. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z I never saw a crow after that, and I thought I had frightened them away with the scarecrow. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z Also, it was regarded as the proper thing on this day to parade a scarecrow effigy of Guy Fawkes, which was finally burned as a warning to traitors. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z He was long and lanky as a bean pole, and his thatch of bright red hair was crowned by a hat that a scarecrow might have disowned. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z He was the very type of that bloated aristocracy that is held up in scarecrow fashion, by republican writers. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z "What did that scarecrow of the sea want of you?" asked he of Volodyovski. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Here I found lying in a corner, on a straw-bed, a pale and emaciated spectre—properly speaking, a mere skeleton—half-clothed, or rather hung like a scarecrow, with rags. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z The other gallant warriors were now nothing more than a mob of badly-dressed scarecrows, lean and wizened, but, as one of them said, “good enough food for powder.” South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Never mind what I said; it’s better than being a reader, and growing into a snuffy cantankerous old scarecrow like me. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Our darling knight in armor—Sir Galahad I have always called him—and our Rembrandt: one is a scarecrow, and the other a queer old thing. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z For this he braves the terrible scarecrow and the dread mystery of the cornfield's lined boundary, for this risks life and forfeits the good name that his better deeds might give him. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Heads, with well-known features, came crawling about me on scarecrow legs, which grew out of their own ears. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z "Don't let your particular scarecrows get too far ahead of you, Hilton," he cautioned. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z When we cry with Tennyson: ‘Ruined trunks on withered forks, Empty scarecrows, I and you.’ Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z The scarecrow doctor did not return: she supposed that Guido would keep away likewise. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z And can I do homage to decorum, the idol to which we are sacrificed, the empty scarecrow that the selfishness of men sets up to keep us within our prison-walls? Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z You are looking a cross between a scarecrow and a galvanised skull. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The idea of robbing a scarecrow like him was too much, and I couldn’t help laughing, not though he looked as savage as a starved tiger. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z God be praised, these scarecrows become scarcer from day to day. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z And a scarecrow figure leaped from it at them, revealed by a long, green glimmer. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z She played the part of a scarecrow, but with the melancholy superiority that she was conscious that she was one. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The mob of straggling scarecrows turned to give a friendly stare, a "Cheerio" to their smart American comrades as they swung past in their immaculate fours. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z In this hope he was exceedingly delighted with the dapple uniform of the assembled officers and feather scarecrows of the court-liveries. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z And all he met wondered at the strange shape, who went about and looked for all the world like a scarecrow. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Hello, Genesee!" he said, with a good deal of relief in his manner; "were you the scarecrow? Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z Does anyone sorrow for the rook, shot, and hung up as a scarecrow? The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z Then that long-legged scarecrow Stanard was out walking with him this very day. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z Page 141, 2d note.–The meaning seems to be, that strips of gold-foil were hung up to flutter round and frighten the birds, just as our farmers hang up strips of tin for scarecrows. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Well, he struts himself upon his trumpery battlements like a valiant scarecrow. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z But what signified this word Committee of Public Safety, this parody of the past and scarecrow of boobies? History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z It surely is entitled to decent interment where all dilapidated scarecrows cease from troubling. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The unusual is a terrible scarecrow, and keeps many weak-minded birds from the cherries. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z "What a scarecrow I am," he said, and ruefully contemplated a long tear in his coat—merely the largest of half a dozen. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z The girls here are as ugly as sin, and every minute o’ the day I do be wishin’ it was your good-lookin’ self I was gazin’ at instead o’ these ignorant scarecrows. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z He stuck his mens' hats up on sticks like scarecrows, and he fastened the oars along the boat so that the intimidated Indians kept at a cautious and unobservant distance. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z For it is evident that Haley's native humour, which was very strong, prevented him from even considering religious differences in a serious light; "theological scarecrows!" he said, half bitterly, half humorously. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Harper, however, appeared in no way disconcerted, and stepped forward, a dilapidated scarecrow, with the bottle neck projecting suggestively from his pocket. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z "I know I look like a scarecrow," she laughed; "but you might have spared telling me!" The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z He turned suddenly, and saw the tall, scarecrow figure of Flury the madman. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z It is to be presumed, that Gregory had six scarecrows rigged up for that occasion also. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Patriot after patriot bestowed on him the full-flavoured hug of fraternity, and he emerged from their grasp very much in the tattered condition of a scarecrow. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z “They are a choice collection of scarecrows to take a city with,” he said in English. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Not until Marshal Ney himself came up with cannon did we drive the scarecrows off, and even then it was but a brief respite, for they were as swift as eagles and as elusive. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Well, the warden hath undone the job, for thy breeches hang like a scarecrow’s. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z Dirty, blood-stained, scarecrow heroes, as I met some of them to-day, lightly wounded, but hardly able to walk after the long trail back from the line. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z A few bore the appearance of being respectable, the others looked utterly out-and-out scarecrows.. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Farmers in the South American country, a leading global food exporter, also try to scare the birds using reflective tape, scarecrows, and by setting off fireworks. Parrots and pigeons threaten Argentine sunflowers 2011-02-17T00:45:02.420Z "The formula, 'written with a purpose,'" says Brandes, "has been far too long employed as an effective scarecrow to drive authors away from the fruit that beckons to them from the modern tree of knowledge." The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z A vastly different person from the scarecrow who had met Miriam under the wall of Lesser Thorpe church. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z They went away at dawn, through the mud and rain which made scarecrows of them. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z They seemed caricatures of humanity—scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z But they annoyed me a little—I did not like to be told by this scarecrow that I could not understand. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z One time in the depth of winter he returned, riding a broken-winded nag that looked even more of a hungry scarecrow than himself. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z No one ever enters it, and that scarlet coated scarecrow stands sentinel over it. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z The Brotherhood is a scarecrow that the regime sets up to frighten westerners into accepting Mubarak's police state. Egypt in Turmoil: Is an End Game Being Played Out? 2011-01-29T15:45:00Z He was still too far off to allow of her distinguishing his features, but his figure was certainly suggestive of a scarecrow. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z “This Muslim fundamentalist thing in North Africa is a scarecrow.” Tunisia Protests: The Un-Islamic Revolution 2011-01-14T05:00:00Z "I'll nail them to a post in my vineyard as a scarecrow for future vermin of your kind." The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He pulled the tattered gray felt hat from the scarecrow, and Cyril recoiled with a loud cry of surprise. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Not that I'd have given my consent to such a scarecrow marrying my sister, even if he had been less grasping. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z And we are to have this scarecrow living beneath our roof and eating at our table? Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z "And why do you not live in the village? you scarecrow!" The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z It must be him—I am sure it's him—I know it's him—A justice of peace," he muttered: "at home a poor scarecrow. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z His father, the missing man, the murdered man, who had been hunted for alive and dead for many weeks, had been used by Captain Huxham as a scarecrow to frighten the birds. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Ah, nonsense!" said Albert "If you have not time now that the old scarecrow is gone, when will you have time? Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z If you come to Castle Osternau dressed like a scarecrow, you must not complain if you are laughed at. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z Pine Ridge, of which I have the honor to be the new owner, is the most dilapidated of all—a veritable scarecrow waiting to have the breath of life breathed into it. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z I whom you would have taken, and, if I had not died sword in hand, have hung at your yard-arm, and then gibbeted at the nearest port as a scarecrow.” Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z Her idle eyes caught at the vivid spot of scarlet which came from the red coat of the martial scarecrow. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z A gaunt, long-limbed man, his clothes hung on his arms and legs as if they were the wooden limbs of a scarecrow. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z She called me a scarecrow," he muttered, "and, by Jove! she was right. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z It was as though he was fain to plunge into every extravagant refinement of an exquisite, after having been a squalid scarecrow. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z He is using the Muslim Brotherhood as a scarecrow. Egypt's Islamists: What's So Scary About the Muslim Brotherhood? 2010-11-23T00:10:00Z "What a bother!" he said, much vexed: "see, Bella, there are labourers still reaping—yonder, near the scarecrow." The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Speaking of Suspenders: Didn't that nattering scarecrow Larry King already retire? This touching moment was brought to you by ... 2010-10-16T21:19:00Z It would be this centuries version of the good old “scarecrow”. Where Geese Were Thinned, Their Population Thickens 2010-08-17T16:51:00Z Most of the biggest production sites are huge mine pits, accompanied by ponds of waste that are so toxic that the companies try to frighten birds away with scarecrows and propane cannons. Despite Risks, U.S. Relying More on Canada Oil Sands 2010-05-19T00:40:00Z After all, when you take a moment to think about it, it becomes apparent that these massive, humming, whirling contraptions are nothing more than giant scarecrows. Human Noise May Distract Animals 2010-02-17T16:49:00Z All round rolled the radiant waves, and the scarlet-coated scarecrow's task was nearly done. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Windmills are nothing more than giant, whirling scarecrows, and as such, cause animals to flee the area. UN Calls on Countries to Boost Emission Pledges 2010-02-23T21:01:00Z No, don't titter......they are absolutely cutting edge.......in a scarecrows fashion world! 2010-01-23T07:34:00Z He measured the slight, narrow-chested, overgrown figures, that stood drawn up before him like a row of scarecrows, with a wondering, amused glance. The Undying Past I remember feeling rather disappointed that I did not look thinner, and one felt one ought to be a dreadful scarecrow really to have done the siege justice. A Kut Prisoner As the lovers drew near the house, they saw a labourer approach the scarecrow. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Grown women they all are, but like so many scarecrows in their dress. Deep Moat Grange He was bent together and strangely twisted like a boneless scarecrow thrown down by the winds. Manslaughter She looked a cross between a mermaid and a scarecrow. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune I was afraid we'd not get our soldier scarecrows ready before the Apaches came. The Red Mustang The removal of the scarecrow would have excited no comment when the fields were reaped, as its career of usefulness would then be at an end. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z I could observe as I wheeled about, for all the world like a scarecrow in a bean field, some one in the act of catching Dapple and tying her to a tree. Deep Moat Grange What a mistake it was to hire that wretched scarecrow of a driver. Glories of Spain Some such scarecrow was certainly locally necessary, for I well remember being driven away by clustering beggars no less than four times before I could accomplish my very hasty sixty-fifth sketch. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. A poor old woman was picking groundsel with a melancholy persistence, and the torn umbrella which wavered above her bent form made her look like a scarecrow. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The dead man's clothes still clothed his corpse under the scarecrow's ragged garments. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z And then on the landing appeared an apparition—not only an apparition, but, by Jove, a scarecrow, as well! The Haunted Pajamas Nearly one-half of the population of the city died during the siege, and those who survived formed a gaunt, haggard, miserable band, more like scarecrows than human beings. In Paths of Peril A Boy's Adventures in Nova Scotia They quietly scattered the scarecrows and the laggards. The Guarded Heights Rosenbusch told them how much trouble he had had in persuading her to wear this dress, for she had obstinately persisted in coming as a Dachau peasant-girl, and making a scarecrow of her figure. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II But no one ever dreamed that the scarlet-coated scarecrow was the man who was wanted. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z The rulers of Europe crash half the world into war by decking out this old scarecrow. Cinderella Jane Did ever pretty maid wed such a scarecrow?” The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 Your election law is a mere scarecrow, an antiquated, meaningless instrument. The Progressionists, and Angela. Around his body there were ragged clothes As hung upon a scarecrow in the corn, And on his coat was pinned a withered rose, From which he slowly plucked each barbed thorn. The Book of Gud These things flashed into Bella's uncomfortable mind, as she looked at the red and ominous figure of the scarecrow. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z The notion of a scarecrow like you being a pleasant sight to Mr. Boyd in his trouble! Little Miss Joy This scarecrow let herself be seen in tights?! Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts The cocoon of The Puppet Booth was a small stable where a few Italian venders of fruit and vegetables had kept their scarecrow horses and shabby carts and handcarts. The Book of Susan A Novel There was a scarecrow, in a field, I prayed for, regularly, every night, for weeks. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days And as guardian of the place a red-coated scarecrow stood sentinel a stone-throw from the house. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Just to see if he meant what he said, some of the boys rigged up a scarecrow dummy, and carefully pushed it over the line one evening after supper. The King of Arcadia This dread of perfection has been called by some one, "a scarecrow set up by the devil to frighten away God's people from the very finest of the wheat." The Spirit-Filled Life A pretty girl, two holy men, and a scarecrow! The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Somehow it brought a flash of remembrance of the golden heart of Little Boy Blue, who could not bear that any one should be past praying for, or that even a scarecrow should seem lonely. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days "Like the stick inside the scarecrow," she smilingly assented. The Dual Alliance What could these scarecrows have to say to the Laughing Cavalier? The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel "That raven is angry because I set up a scarecrow in my cornfield." Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse A curious figure he was too—more like a scarecrow than a British soldier. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War He had been little better than a scarecrow after his dash through the bush, and his escape from the stockade, and the few hours aboard the launch had not improved matters. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War A late-comer, flying up in breathless haste, announced that the scarecrow, standing in the field, was nothing but a stick with clothes hung upon it. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine |
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