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My first clue was Shawnee’s ears perking up. As she stared intently in the woods, I knew there was something out there. “What do you see Shawnee?” Then a blue of brown with a creamy white butt appeared between the trees. Elk! During a time when nothing feels normal, nature…
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I clipped the leashes on the dogs and sleepily took them out for do their business at 7 a.m. Shawnee instantly fixated on the forest below, intently staring. Soon, I realized that yes indeed, the moose had returned and were bedded below our house near our septic field. Since moose…
Continue readingWhen I was younger, I was fascinated with a television series titled Northern Exposure from the early 1990s. For all of you who never watched it, or it predates your existence, it was a show about a New York City doctor who moves to a quirky small town in Alaska….
Continue readingSomething I most appreciate about living in the mountains is the chance to experience nature and view wildlife in its own habitat. The first weekend we moved into our home in Nederland, I caught a glimpse of something on our front porch. When I peered out the window, at first…
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