Moose hunting did not go as planned this last year. Life conspired against me for the main, intended hunt in September, and I never even got out. And the moose conspired against me for the shorter, second hunt period during one week in November.
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Category Archives: Natural history
Stormageddon
I remember when I first learned about global warming (many years ago, now), that a main prediction was that we would see more frequent weather extremes. Talk about predictions coming true with a bang. These days the news seems to perpetually include unprecedented weather events around the world. The periodic unseasonably warm spell—at these latitudes—is okay from time to time, but I know I’d prefer not to live through the big stuff. As if we had a choice…
The Big Darkhole and the Master of Darkness
If you like night, we’ve got a deal for you. Longest nights of the year. Hardly any day.
More Moose Candy
Rose had a gorgeous bunch of Swiss chard growing this summer.
Just days before Rose was going to harvest it, a moose came through and got it all. And it had most of our peas for dessert. We blame Gertrude.
Antisocial Distancing
Man, I was preadapted for this. My to-do list is perennially at cubic light-year proportions and is diverse enough to have kept boredom an abstract concept for decades. And we live in a home in the woods with neighbors we rarely see. We did have some unexpected guests drop by the house a couple times last week, but they were welcome, kept their distance, and didn’t stay long.
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