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What to Do for Wild Animals in Deep Snow
It comes to my attention at times, kind reader, that people type a specific “search word or phrase” in their search window….and even if it’s not anything I specifically wrote and posted about, they reach one of my blogs. Most … Continue reading →
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December, Fun in the Snow and Ice, Winter Wildlife, Won’t Be Long Now
I’ve thought it curious ever since I was a grade school kid that December has stayed “December” through the centuries. Just the kind of thing a kid like me would snicker at – that the 10th month (Latin, of course, … Continue reading →
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