We finally seem to have a new resident red squirrel. Our fluffy, well-fed girl, Maude, disappeared last summer, after reigning over our bird feeders and nearby birch trees for several years, leaving our yard completely squirrel-less. When she disappeared, we scanned the trees for weeks, but were not rewarded by a single fluffy tail orContinue reading “Squirrel Tales”
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Bird Wars
A shotgun blast of 40-50 Pine Siskins shot past my deck this morning, probably just as irritated as me by the sudden onslaught of sleet from a leaden gray sky. Yesterday, the local mob of Siskins had arrived, followed shortly by yet another mob, until there were so many swirling, chattering and bickering birds dartingContinue reading “Bird Wars”
First Rain
I awoke to the patter of raindrops outside my bedroom window. Slowly at first, still drowsy with sleep, I tried unsuccessfully to identify the soft, steady music of it. Almost drifting off again to the pleasant sound, it finally registered and I uttered a surprised and happy, “Oh! Rain!” Of course, that was all itContinue reading “First Rain”
Alone In the Darkness
When it’s dark as pitch outside, the lights around you have suddenly gone out and you can’t see your hand in front of your face … the last thing you want to hear is furtive movements in the brush. The power has gone out in the entire area. It was Ronni’s late night potty walkContinue reading “Alone In the Darkness”
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