The large white butt was the dead giveaway. No doubt, an elk had been visiting our septic holding field. While deer and elk can look somewhat like from a distance, the size and the large, white furry butt help identify definitively it’s an elk. We decided a dog-like creature must…
Continue readingLiving in a rural area, things are done a little bit differently. Picking up the daily mail delivery is one of them. Growing up in the suburbs of St. Louis, like our neighbors we had a mailbox right off our driveway in front of our house. Here on the outskirts…
Continue readingThe little 4-door sedan that seemed just a little too clean, kept edging to the left, putting me that much more on edge. Doesn’t he know he’s driving in the lane of oncoming traffic? Why didn’t that truck just pull over? The outdoor supply truck had Florida plates on it,…
Continue readingRiding the chairlift sitting next to a brother and sister from Georgia, I was thinking, “How lucky am I, right now?” Today was my last day working as a ski instructor for the ski season at nearby Winter Park Ski Resort. Though I’ve taught nordic skiing before, my experience was…
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