Category: Natural History
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What the Cameras See
Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way. ~John Muir While we were away (more on that in a future post), the trail cameras caught some interesting events in our woods. They also caught several deer inside our deer fence Read more…
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Woods Neighbors
My favorite thing is just walking in the woods. I can do it for days on end without tiring of it. ~Jim Harrison This may be why I can’t get to all the posts I need to write about prior adventures…interesting things keep happening here in our woods. We were gone for several days and Read more…
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South Africa – Days 5-6
You cannot leave Africa, Africa said. It is always with you, there inside your head. ~Bridget Dore Well, I’m finally getting back to continue the story of our November trip to South Africa. In the first blog post, I covered our first few days after arriving in Johannesburg and traveling to Kruger National Park. This Read more…
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Bucket List
Don’t just chase your dreams, catch them. ~Annette White I’ve been so busy that I am still playing catch up with blog about our past trips. This one has been on my bucket list for several years – a March trip to Nebraska to witness the spectacular spring migration of Sandhill Cranes. We occasionally see Read more…
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More Than Just Cicadas
Wherever we go on land, these small creatures are within a few inches of our feet—often disregarded. We would do very well to remember them. ~Sir David Attenborough The sound of periodical cicadas continues to dominate the air here in our woods, but I see more and more of their lifeless bodies scattered about as Read more…
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Cicada Post Addendum
I’m like a fungus; you can’t get rid of me. ~Adam Baldwin Yesterday’s blog on Brood XIX was a brief summary of what I have been doing the past several evenings as I marvel at this occurrence. There are two things I had hoped to find in this year’s emergence after reading more about these Read more…
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That Sound
Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests that they are about to die. ~Matsuo Basho I imagine you are deluged with social media posts and news reports about the spectacle that those of us in this area are living with right now – the emergence of Brood XIX of periodical cicadas. I hesitated adding one Read more…
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Seldom Seen
Coyotes have the gift of seldom being seen; they keep to the edge of vision and beyond… ~N. Scott Momaday As you may have noticed in recent months, I have not written as many blogs as in the past. I will try to do better since there is a lot to share. I’m going to Read more…
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Celebration of Life
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ~Dolly Parton Melissa and I traveled to Damascus, VA, yesterday for a funeral service for one of my aunts. It was a lovely tribute to a wonderful woman. Even though it is about a 4-hour drive, we decided Read more…
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While She Was Away…
Take time to do what makes your soul happy. ~Unknown author I suppose I really don’t have to worry about this particular quote. I think I do a pretty good job of taking the time to do the things I enjoy. With Melissa leading a museum winter workshop in Yellowstone, I decided to get out Read more…
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