Tag: nature
group name: animalcrackers
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August 27, 2006 01:40 PM EDT --
While at a yard sale in the Mac-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul, about 50 people were treated to the spectacle of a peregrine falcon stalking an catching a pigeon.
When we walked up to the sale, . . . more
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November 25, 2006 02:03 PM EST --
Directly in front of the substance abuse treatment center where I work, there is a lovely little body of water called Indian Brook Pond. It is very nice to watch the pond as the seasons change. . . . more
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May 26, 2006 08:51 PM EDT --
When European settlers came to Saskatchewan there were millions of buffalo roaming the Canadian Prairies. By the 1800s, they were in danger of becoming extinct. They were overhunted, many times . . . more
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June 10, 2006 10:49 PM EDT --
I was prompted to write this article after an emergency room doctor in our town was killed by a black bear while vacationing with her husband in northern Ontario last summer. They were celebrating their . . . more
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January 15, 2007 01:45 PM EST --
Bewildered I watch
spurned charity disappear.
Snow icing bread crumbs.
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April 04, 2007 08:02 PM EDT --
We've discussed this, recently, life, Death, and why and when, and it's good to know that we agree.
Here's a couple of photos
There was really too much light for me to know how well this . . . more
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July 15, 2008 09:45 AM EDT --
Kevin is a sweetheart. We have an acre of grass and he insists on mowing it. For years I've told him that I can help mow. I recently found out I'm severely allergic to grass, so I'm thankful . . . more
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May 10, 2006 03:26 PM EDT --
Creeps, crawls, crafting every move
Gray elegance giving glances to all her globe
Agile aloft, aligned in space
Occasional opportunities to outdo one's self
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July 23, 2006 02:00 PM EDT --
So, we were getting ready to head off to Colorado for a couple weeks and I was really afraid the rabbits were going to starve. Add to this - the workmen had to bring in an equipment-mounted . . . more
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May 02, 2007 02:44 AM EDT --
The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida, is one of my favorite places. It has over 10,000 aquatic plants and animals. They have an excellent world-wide reputation. We have . . . more
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April 20, 2006 03:51 PM EDT --
Last night, Erik, my beamish boy of 22 years came home from work all excited about his mortgages and loans class at the credit union where he works, and all hepped up on too many Mountain Dews.
He was . . . more
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June 24, 2006 12:29 AM EDT --
If you would like to take part in the Caption Challenge, please contact Jessica Voights.
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May 06, 2006 09:53 AM EDT --
Boy, I was so happy last week when I found my pile of acorns! It's been a hard winter and I was getting really way too famished to do much climbing.
Where did I find them? Well, here in this tree . . . more
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June 21, 2006 05:50 PM EDT --
This is just in from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources A variety of winter songbirds around the state have been reported dead or sick due to Salmonellosis, a bacterial disease transmitted bird . . . more
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July 21, 2006 08:13 PM EDT --
We have a little triangular piece of green space here in downtown St. Paul, directly adjacent to what's got to be the world's ugliest parking ramp (I mean, look at it).
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May 04, 2006 11:52 PM EDT --
My husband usually takes our Alaskan Malamute, Meeko, for his nightly "before bed" walk. Because he's under the weather today, Meeko and I headed out about 10:30. As I walked to the corner, . . . more
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July 16, 2006 05:15 PM EDT --
The flick of my new flip-flops sends muddy sand flying up my shirt to splat on my back.
"Grrrr".
I make the decision to take them off my feet, damn the dangers of the muddy sandflats here in . . . more
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April 04, 2007 06:17 PM EDT --
One of the things I like about Florida is the variety of wildlife.
Armadillos to bald eagles, gators to dolphins, there are always
things to see and search for. When we have a free
afternoon, . . . more
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December 04, 2006 05:06 PM EST --
Let Me In
by Michael McLean
I love the part in fairy tales
That's very near the end
When all the kingdom
Cheers for their new queen
And all is well
And all is good
And everyone belongs
And happily . . . more
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September 12, 2006 02:22 PM EDT --
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Norma and her four-year-old granddaughter, Ally, were walking along a riverbank accompanied by Holly, a 13-year-old Springer Spaniel. Suddenly, a doe, possibly protecting . . . more
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