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Guys With Trucks
A few weeks back I talked about volunteers with trucks helping the Conservancy staff when they heard of items they could use, items that needed to be hauled in trucks. The last few weeks? We need guys...
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Rural Development
The Fairy House Version. Yes, it is fairy house development season out at the Howard County Conservancy this Saturday the 23rd at 10 AM. I mean, if you were a woodland fairy, wouldn’t you enjoy this...
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Bugs and Brews
Thursday night. One of the more popular events for the over 21 crowd. Out at Mt. Pleasant, Howard County Conservancy picnic grounds. The second in the series of annual “cocktails and nature” themed...
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Whither Winter?
To paraphrase the Elvis quote, “winter has left the building”, or has it? Rumor has it that we will get another Arctic Clipper blast a week from tomorrow. Hopefully, that won’t be the case, but it...
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Instant Summer
Just add heat and humidity, along with all the pollen. This week is a scorcher. Out of nowhere we went from cool and rainy to hot and humid. I have been planting vegetables like crazy in my garden, and...
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Coping With the Cold
Cold weather is returning, after a nice couple of days. My little bird friends are hitting the water heavily. In particular, my friend Flicker. Definitely here because of the heated bird bath. If you...
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The Buck Stops Here
Literally. Six point? Down by our old garden. Actually for a while he was in it. There are also two young fawns with him on this visit. The next time we saw him he had two does, and four fawns...
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Fourteen Years
Time flies when you’re having fun. This week it’s been 14 years of living here. I actually find that hard to believe. Nine of those years I have been retired. Looking back I wonder where the time went...
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Cooking Up a Storm
I don’t know about you but we can’t believe the thunderstorms we have been experiencing this summer. Major rainfall amounts and lots of wind damage with it. Flooded areas in our yard, even with all...
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Snowdazed
You know what? These constant snow alerts are getting old. Would it snow Thursday? How about tomorrow? Not looking like it right now thankfully. We got lucky this week. It seems to be shaping up as...
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