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More and more people kept coming in the door. For a Thanksgiving that wasn’t spent with family, it sure felt like family. Sitting around the rustic table, we raised a glass to fellow residents of Nederland and new friends. Chatter, shared experiences both good and bad, and memories of fun…
Continue readingFirst, one appeared at the side of the road. Then another. Pretty soon, a gaggle of the large birds strutted across the road, scurrying quickly on their spindly legs while carrying their large, rotund bodies. It’s their size and yes, that neck, that scrawny, jiggly, turkey neck with the waddle…
Continue readingTractor-trailers jack-knifed into a ditch. Small sedans sliding backwards down the hill. It’s like navigating a slalom course of cars stuck hither and yon all over the roadway. What started out as the routine commute to get home had turned into an endurance contest of navigating cars spinning out of…
Continue readingHikers, backpackers, dogs, and more dogs. It was a perfect day for hiking — lots of sunshine, blue skies, a crisp fall day. Donning my vest and a simple long-sleeve shirt, we made our way up the trail. I glance over to the creek. In contrast to early last summer,…
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