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So, some ducklings walk into a hardware store…

…and it’s going to be a lot harder to come up with a good punch line for that one. But, believe it or not, in an apparent game of one-upmanship, a group of ducklings did indeed follow a recent beaver’s example and wandered into Alaska Industrial Hardware. They, too, made it into the newspaper. How will our town handle so much action?

Ducklings

Excuse me, we’re interested in the fluid that fills these things…(photo from the Daily News Miner)

Scalping Bird Tree

Every spring I trim back Bird Tree so it doesn’t get too big for the yard. It is a chokecherry, and it enthusiastically spreads its branches each summer in a wild, gangly manner. We planted it when we moved in to give birds a place to eat close to the kitchen window so we can enjoy watching them. And we do. It does a great job, bringing in an amazing diversity of birds year-round. In fact, a surprising number of birds came in today to celebrate the annual scalping.

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