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The Bear Came Over the Mountain

wikipedia black bear cubs

Again.  Same place, same time of year as last. And Gandy the dog discovered it first. Actually, it was a THEM. She always runs ahead of us down the road the follows the edge of the steep woods along the pasture that tumbles along beside Nameless Creek. Usually, when she bursts away from us, bounding on […]

Posted byfredApril 23, 2014Posted innature, OutdoorsTags: bears, wildlife2 Comments on The Bear Came Over the Mountain

Intramural Murine Mortality

Pardon my alliterative exuberance. This phrase is simply a fancy way of describing what we’ve just seen here at our house. Or I should most certainly say SMELLED. We live in a place with miles and miles of forests around us. The wildlife was here first and our shelter is their shelter. I can’t blame them for […]

Posted byfredApril 16, 2014Posted inHomeAndHearthTags: wildlife1 Comment on Intramural Murine Mortality

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