Every foreign language student has put her foot in her mouth, and I recall several such situations. Now I can contemplate them with an air of amusement, but then they were exceedingly embarrassing. Years ago, during a visit to Alaska’s Denali National Park, I enthusiastically told a couple on a hiking trail that I had … Continue reading Of Quill Pigs and Hand Shoes
Horsemeat — the potential fate of wild mustangs? When I read about this scenario in the newspaper, I feel the overwhelming desire to spend some time with them. This is facilitated by my attendance at a birding convention in Steamboat Springs in northwest Colorado in early June. Some 70 miles beyond this gem on the … Continue reading 24 Hours Among Wild Horses
Rabbit populations undergo ten-year cycles of ups and downs, and according to local biologists, their numbers peaked two years ago. We had a first inkling of this in 2015, when hordes of small critters overran the yard, and sprinted from the car’s headlights left and right at dusk and dawn. A more immediate reminder was … Continue reading Operation Bunny Rescue
It is not my habit to leave our neighborhood via this particular street, but when I do so on this morning, it alters the remainder of my day. From the corner of my eye I see a canine running loose, sniffing at a fellow dog nose through a fence. For a moment I debate … Continue reading The Bella Saga
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