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A House for bats?

One of the things that I love about living in the mountains and a rural area is my connection with nature, which includes seeing wildlife on a regular basis.  We have seen foxes, bobcats, elk, moose, and other wild animals in our neighborhood.  But a couple of years now, we…

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Sibling rivalry or sibling love?

As mentioned in an earlier post, one of our dogs, Shawnee, has been diagnosed with severe elbow dysplasia which has greatly curtailed her activity levels, or rather her ability to tolerate activity.  She is unable to run freely without suffering great pain afterwards, so instead we give her short leash…

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Snowless Marches

If you look at the weather records for Nederland during the last fifty years, March is one of the two snowiest months of the year.  But in the five years we have been living in this mountain town, it just hasn’t been the cast, and this year is no exception…

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Frozen Dead Guy Days, Part 1

Well, the moment has arrived.  The annual, “weirdest festival in Colorado” is upon us once again here in Nederland.  Frozen Dead Guy Days is in full swing today, as thousands of people descend upon the tiny mountain hamlet of Nederland.  The weather is sunny and warm, which just seems to…

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