01 Aug
We live in the country and are well aware of the wildlife on the roads at night.
For all the years we have lived here, we have been pretty lucky.
But we aren’t usually out on the roads much at night either.
My son was driving his girlfriend home last Wednesday night about 10:15.
Not more than five minutes [...]
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25 Jul
I had such a great surprise the other afternoon.
We were swimming at the lake about 5:30 in the afternoon.
We like to swim away from the beach area - less people and deeper water.
In fact, we were the only ones there at the time - and it was great.
Turning from back floating to front floating, I [...]
Posted in animals, nature, summer, wildlife by: kml
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14 Jun
The last few days have been very damp and dreary.
In between the rain drops, I took a stroll outside to stretch my legs.
The grass was vibrant green and quite wet - it was also a bit longer than we normally keep it.
And just as I was about to take my next step, something orange caught [...]
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22 May
It was about 4:00 in the morning and I couldn’t sleep very well, so I moved into the living room and sat in the dark beside the open window.
The cool night air felt refreshing as it breezed along my face.
All was quiet.
Then I heard it - that familiar call that I hadn’t heard since last [...]
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11 May
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There is nothing like fresh picked produce from the garden!
Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans, and zucchini are some of the plants we grow in our garden.
It has been a couple of years since we had a vegetable garden - [...]
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17 Apr
Once again we watched the Nature show on PBS this past week.
This episode was about the Moment of Impact which featured many animals and their various means of defense and attack.
Much of the film was put into slow motion and with today’s technology we were able to see how the animals reacted and how they [...]
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11 Feb
We watched the Nature show on PBS again, and I just had to share this one with you.
Check out that photo - do you have any idea what it is of?
The episode was about the Wild Balkans and it featured the most beautiful wildlife and photography of the rare animals and landscapes in this wild [...]
Posted in art, nature, photography, places, websites, wildlife by: kml
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