Puppies & turtles
This box turtle has been a frequent summer visitor to the front porch of the farmhouse the last two summers — and we’ve been watching for it this year and wondering if it survived the winter. Its cracked, battered...
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A puppy extravaganza
Posted by admin | May 19, 2008 | Birds and Beasts |
I realized that the puppies are six weeks old now, and I’ve been hoarding all that puppy goodness to myself. I apologize. That was so selfish of me. To make up for it, I’ll introduce you to the gang and tell you a...
Read MoreMorel season
Posted by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Good Eats Here |
Last week, I spotted my first morel of the season. Here it is, a moderately sized, half-attached morel. I snapped a quick picture, and that was the last one I thought to take because when I start finding morels, the last thing...
Read MoreThree weeks old
Posted by admin | Apr 29, 2008 | Birds and Beasts |
Their eyes are wide open, and they’ve found their voices. They bark. They whine. They growl as they awkwardly wrestle and try to pounce. They haven’t much finesse yet, but they’re cute while they practice...
Read MoreBird in the corn
Posted by admin | Apr 23, 2008 | Wild Things |
This morning I found this brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) in the corn barrel in the feed room. It stared at me, but didn’t move. My father says that’s typical thrasher behavior. ‘They’re weird...
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