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Jeffing with two run buddies ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿพ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ and the mystery โ€œDrumming Treeโ€ ๐ŸŒฒ

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Hooray! A lovely running treat for me today! Dabby-dot is home from Uni for the weekend, so this morning we had our first run together since early September. My furry run buddy came along too and together we introduced Dabby to Jeffing. Sheโ€™s converted ๐Ÿ˜Š. We did nearly 4.9k in 42 mins; this included our two 5 minute warm up and cool down walks.

As for the โ€œDrumming Treeโ€ ๐ŸŒฒโ€ฆโ€ฆ To explain, during our dog walk yesterday afternoon Dabby and I walked past the pine tree in the photo and we heard a quiet drumming noise coming from the trunk. It was too low to be a woodpecker, which we couldnโ€™t see any evidence of, and there certainly werenโ€™t any holes in the tree trunk. It was very puzzling as the whole tree seem to be reverberating. A fellow dog walker joined us to listen and was equally perplexed ๐Ÿค”. We named the tree โ€œThe Drumming Treeโ€ and continued home. We stopped at the tree during our run today to have another listen, but all we could hear was the breeze through the pines and the remaining leaves on the surrounding trees ๐Ÿ. No drumming. So we remain puzzled. If anyone can offer suggestions to solve our mystery weโ€™d be delighted!

๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ xx

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After much googling and sifting I remember we did a lesson at horticultural college about this, one explanation is ....... As below

nbcnews.com/news/all/hear-s...

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Thank you Ian. A very intriguing link. Air bubbles in the water in trees!! Whoโ€™d have thought it. Iโ€™m off in search of audio clips nowโ€ฆโ€ฆ. ๐Ÿ˜„

To add to my drumming reply DD that running venue is scrummy ๐Ÿ˜

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Oh it definitely is a little piece of heaven. My Happy Place ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ๐ŸŒฒ

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Nice for you to run with Dabby again ๐Ÿ˜Hmm..... The drumming tree is a mystery ๐Ÿค”

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Thank you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ. I think Hidden might just have cracked the mysteryโ€ฆ.. bubbles in thirsty trees ๐ŸŒฒ!

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Instructor57Graduate10โ€ข in reply to

Yes, I did read his link, interesting ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

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Good run for you and Dabby dot, I am sure there is a scientific reason for the drumming such as bubbles, or could it be "fairies" have a party in the tree trunk ๐Ÿ˜‚ lol

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Ah, now Dabby & I like the idea of fairies ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™‚๏ธ Perhaps they were house building?

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Awwhh lovely to read! And a mystery on top of the joyful running trio!

๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

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That looks such a wonderful place to run!

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How lovely for you Delly-dot! I love the explanation about the โ€˜tree soundsโ€™ but youโ€™d think weโ€™d hear it more often wouldnโ€™t you? Happy running!

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AlMorr has suggested fairies, which completely satisfies my very creative daughter ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿงšโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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RoxdogGraduate10

How wonderful! A beautiful autumn run!

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dijepGraduate10

Ah I bet it was lovely to have Dabby D back home and to be able to run together again, not to forget you 4 legged companion ๐Ÿพ๐ŸถI'm betting on a ghostly Woodpecker myself โ˜บ๏ธ

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Ooh ๐Ÿ˜ฎ! A ghostly woodpecker! Well it is approaching Halloweโ€™enโ€ฆโ€ฆ. ๐ŸŽƒ

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Jeffing is fun and surprisingly effective, the drumming tree? sometimes nature is just unexplainable

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Thatโ€™s interesting! I hope Dabby is having fun and learning lots of good stuff at Uni too..๐Ÿ˜Š

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Lovely pictures Hidden - sounds like a lovely round for you all! ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฆฎ

Ahh another converted Jeffer! Is she still running at uni by the way? Enjoy your time together!

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Yes, pleased to report she has been running in the local park next to her halls, where the local Parkrun is also held when she is ready to do it.

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I'm going to listen to trees more carefully from now on...

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