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Lunch is served!

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Here on the Concord River, we serve sushi so fresh it will flip itself off your plate. Our greens are tender, succulent, and bursting with flavor. Even our insect selection rivals any five star restaurant on the California coast. Nothing … Continue reading

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One duckling!!!

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One duckling! One duckling! All I gets is ooonnneee duckliiiinnnnng!!!! That’s it! No more, no less. Just one small, fuzzy, squeaking duckling. And to add insult to injury, it wasn’t even Brad and Angie’s duckling but some unknown hen. All … Continue reading

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Learning to read the signs.

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Some days speak loudly to closing the shutters and drawing the covers over ones head. Today was such a day. What started as a usually pleasant morning ritual of sitting on the retaining wall with my coffee and ducks became … Continue reading

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If you don’t know the words, feel free to hum along!

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According to Birds and Blooms, a hummingbird beats it wings up to 50 times per second! Like tiny drones of nature, they can hoover and fly backwards, all the while taking 150 breaths each minute. Although they’re tiny, hummingbirds have … Continue reading

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Mama, don’t leave me!!!

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Mama goose and Papa goose stopped over for a visit, goslings in tow. Only two are left, one of them either fed a snapping turtle, carp, or fisher. What should have began as a clutch of six is getting mighty … Continue reading

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Watching the river flow!

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“Oh, this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though, No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow, And as long as it does I’ll just sit here And watch the river flow.” B. Dylan The … Continue reading

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Tails of the river!

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Ellen DeGeneres isn’t the only one who got to judge an amazing award show in 2014. After the intense eating competitions of winter, the ducks paired-off and worked to establish their breeding territories. The judging came down to three hearty … Continue reading

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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I …

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… I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost One year ago I bought a house. There were many houses within my price range. Some nestled safely on dry land, that … Continue reading

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When the peepers peep!

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Although best known for Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown also wrote Pussy Willow. Through summer, fall and winter the soft grey pussy cat, named Pussy Willow, journeys far and wide, trying to find his pussy willows. When he happens upon a … Continue reading

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A water buffalo arrived in my yard!

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March, 2014, came in like a lion and left with all the grace of a water buffalo. The rain system that dumped four inches into the Concord River is still increasing the water level today. According to my neighbor, the … Continue reading

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