Who put Pepper in my Footprint?With about twelve inches of snow on the ground my husband and I decided to hike up Mt. Tekoa. We took turns breaking trail as it was exhausting going. If we didn’t make it to the top we agreed that was okay, but we’d trudge along as far as we
Eager BeaverMeet Eager. He is a two-and-a-half-year-old beaver. His family has eight members now: his mother, father, two siblings from two years ago, plus the three siblings born last year. Eager is feeling the need to move on before his mother has more kits early this summer. Don’t be critical – Eager has always been
Here in the Northeast, about 85% of the spider species enter diapause for the winter. This is a state of dormancy in which their bodily functions slow considerably.
The bald eagle was not Ben Franklin’s idea of a noble American symbol. He called it a “bird of bad moral character” referring to his observations of them stealing fish caught by other birds. Franklin preferred the turkey, which he admitted was, “a little vain and silly” but earned an honest living, and was by his estimation, ”a true original native of America.”
Columbia River Journal Entries
What a trip across! It was real windy. The waves were all bow-licker size. Some hit 4.5 feet Tom estimated. These are our Tsunami waves. Our spray skirt helped us out a few times, still we took on a little water. We got across before the tug in plenty of time. A guy in a
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