Category Archives: Critters

Sunday Morning Buffaloes

Posted on September 17, 2013 by

Ever experience that magical event that occurs when you place a yard sale sign in front of your house?  The sign seems to act like a homing beacon of sorts, emitting some kind of bargain hunter attractant and suddenly, ten … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Soapy

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Most of our Sunday had come and gone.  It was a leisurely one for a change, the way God intended it, our day of rest.  We had attended church that morning, come home and had a simple lunch, and then … Continue reading →

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Nuts!

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

The squirrels have been busy around our place, although I don’t actually recall an actual sighting of one recently.  If I were guessing, they probably spend a good bit of their time at some nearby creek or other water source … Continue reading →

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Another Two-Snake Saturday

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

Naptime has settled all over this place.  Our last napper, Olivia, is about half-way into her afternoon siesta.  If the other little noisemakers around the house can maintain a near silent atmosphere in our home for the next hour than … Continue reading →

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Possum Stew

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

Ahh, a three day weekend, a grand opportunity to enjoy an extra day away from work to do…whatever.  The exodus had begun as the masses of people lined up with their boats and campers to head out of town for … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Coon

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

There are seven days in a week, which equals out to 168 hours.  It was the last day of vacation, and only about five hours remained of the original 168 we’d planned to be gone until we would pass back through … Continue reading →

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Empty Nest Syndrome

Posted on August 8, 2010 by

As hard as I try, I don’t recollect ever having met a man that had empty nest syndrome.  In fact, I think it’s ingrained in men to nudge the “chicks” to the edge of the nest and give them the … Continue reading →

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