Rewilding
We don’t have nearly enough lizards.
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Category: animals
The New Kid
Who are you really, and what were you before? What did you do, and what did you think?
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On the right track
You probably have a route to the grocery store that avoids traffic bottlenecks and gets you to the best area of the parking lot. You might be on to something there.
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Bear 474: From Concept to Reality
One does not simply add a carved wooden bear to the front yard.
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The Stand-ins
It’s been about six weeks since we bid farewell to our Annie. She was getting along in years and was showing signs that she might be wrapping things up before long, but we weren’t yet ready to say goodbye when the day arrived. There’s a cat-shaped empty space in the house now. We’ve been trying […]
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Cat: an appreciation
We lived with a wild animal in the house for 11 years. Here are some observations following that experience.
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And still counting
Another Great Backyard Bird Count has come and gone. It was the GBBC of 2013 that got me into the birding game, and every year we get out our little notepad and jot down all the birds that we see in or around the yard. Then we submit the data to Science, and it becomes a […]
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Exiting the Drought
Well, that was interesting. We’ve had just a tiny bit of rain in recent weeks, but that qualifies as a droughtbuster ’round these parts. Up next, a relentless and destructive deluge, no doubt. But we have a few days of relative calm before that kicks in, so let’s reflect for a moment on the long […]
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Upon Further Investigation
We spend a fair amount of time over on the coast. It’s within easy reach, and they’ve got all the birds, so you’ll find us there every couple of weeks. But to the Resident Expert it seemed that we were missing out on the good early morning and late evening times with our day-trip visit […]
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