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“Just you and the river, and no one to talk with?” Kenneth Grahame Oh Mole, my sweet Mole, one can never be lonely on a river. There are just so many wonderful creatures with whom to share my time. There … Continue reading
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This weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count hosted by the Audubon Association and Cornell Lab. http://gbbc.birdcount.org/ Now I admit it’s not easy to count moving targets, especially when most of them look alike. Participating is easy (http://gbbc.birdcount.org/get-started/)–just register and … Continue reading
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Imbolc, (EM-bowlk) Gaelic term meaning ‘in the belly’ is the time of year when we celebrate the bringing forth of life from the barren soil. Also referred to as Oimealg (IM-mol’g), ‘meaning ewe’s milk,’ this is also the time of … Continue reading
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Chew and screw (that too!) is what they do. About a billion ducks arrived two days ago, blocking the sun with their dark wings. They stayed for a couple of days eating my cracked corn, enjoying a little copulation (yes, … Continue reading
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… of the river. Winter has finally come to my small corner of the Concord River. Our first snowfall didn’t bring the right type of snow for a snowdog, or snowman, or even a snowgnome, but it did bring a … Continue reading
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Life is getting a little crazy here on the Concord River. Back in October the ducks, except for Franny and her drake, left after hurricane Joaquin blew through the area. Now I’m back to having over three dozen beaks to feed! … Continue reading
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Yesterday marked Thanksgiving Day. Last night I offered up thanks for my bounty of blessings to the moon above. She reflected onto the river like the ghostly galleon Alfred Noyes wrote about in his beautiful poem, The Highwayman. To truly … Continue reading
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Since Robert Browning has passed, I didn’t think he would mind if I borrowed his lovely words and tweaked them a bit. If so, he and I will straighten it out when we meet along the Milky Way. Lately, the … Continue reading
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No, I’m not referring to Ilsa Lund. The dame who decided to walk into my gin joint is actually not a dame at all! Saturday morning a rather large snapping turtle decided to lay her eggs at the bottom of … Continue reading
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