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Janus, Turn About’s Fair Play….Out You Go….and Don’t Let the Door….
This first month of the New Year, long named after the literally two-faced, old Roman god, Janus, began with one of his faces looking back at the old year 2010, having pushed it into the annals of history. And while … Continue reading
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Observing Coyotes, More Coyotes, Another Sign of Spring, Life Reproduces and Continues
Yesterday morning my wife and I were at our dining room table for breakfast and our traditional morning game(s) of cribbage when she spotted a coyote out the big picture window. It was down-slope on our land, probably 300 yards … Continue reading
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