Nov
28
2014
Everything was still white. The snow storm had gone last night. I looked at the woods in front of me and in back of my house this morning. Usually the trees are completely white only temporarily but the temperature the next day was just right. All the branches of the trees and bushes were still covered by snow. It was a beautiful sight. And rare. It only happens a few times a year.
Jul
8
2013
I could not understand why the deer was standing stationary five feet in on the left almost on the crest of the hill. I stopped my car to watch and ten seconds later a fawn walked across the road joining the doe and both deer promptly disappeared into the woods. The doe was signaling her fawn when it was safe to cross.
Jun
10
2013
Yesterday, I tracked all the blackberry plants for they had white buds and tried to remember where the plants were in the woods when they ripen.
Apr
26
2013
Sometimes at dusk I drive home on a certain road. I am curious what animals I may flush. I have to drive slowly. I do not want to hit a deer. I have also seen opossums, raccoons, fox. I never know exactly what I might flush. There is a small creek on the right side of the road and deer (and other animals) come there to drink its water. Wild turkeys you usually only flush during the day. I also have to be careful I do not run over any stray cats. I am always fascinated the way wildlife live in the midst of other people. There are also bear in the area. We have had them in our backyard. Further down the road my wife spotted a bear cub. There are large tracts of woods where I live so you are never exactly sure what you might flush.
Apr
13
2013
There were two clumps of daffodils in the middle of the woods. Someone must have a sense of humor. We thought about transplanting them but we decided it was kind of cool to have them there. There is at least two different varieties there: They are large and one is yellow and another is white. Every year they come up. I questioned my wife about them. She does not know who planted them. It was such a long time ago.
Mar
17
2013
It was still white the view outside our kitchen window. I discovered yesterday that it did not snow in the adjoining county–just here. Our woods were still covered with snow although not all the land belonged to us. I do like looking at the white colored trees and ground. In three days spring will be here. It certainly does not feel that way. The forecast for tomorrow is snow and ice–the high for the day will be thirty two degrees. It is actually forecast to be warmer the next night than during the day–by two degrees. Meanwhile the daffodils continue to get taller awaiting the warmer weather as well as other plants like the tulips and lilies.
Jul
12
2012
The two does stared at me for a long second or two and then vanished into the woods. One had crossed the road ten feet away and the other was on my right five feet in the woods. They had come from the direction of the neighboring farm.
What was unusual was the spot I saw them in: in nine years this was only the third deer I had seen in this large tract of woods (several acres) adjacent to my property.
I was glad I wasn’t driving too fast. I live on the edge of country. Further down a big black bird was in the middle of the road. It turned out to be the common turkey vulture. They feast on all the roadkill along with the crows and the other scavengers.
May
29
2012
I was an hundred feet away. A car in the oncoming lane flushed a deer five feet in front of it coming from his other side. It dashed into the field scared like someone or something was chasing it. I slowed down. Sometimes when a deer crosses the road there may be one or more behind it so you have to drive slowly and carefully. Not this time, though. The deer vanished quickly into the safety of the open field and woods.
May
29
2012
She talked gently to the doe. She had backed the car ten feet. “Look”, she said. On the left only five feet in was a doe. It was standing in the tall grass munching. It did not run away. The doe stood there and my wife gently and softly whispered to her at least sixty seconds. My wife commented that the deer had hundreds of flies over her rump. The deer stood there. It did not bound into the woods. Finally we drove off and last we looked it was still in the same spot.
Mar
15
2012
I spotted it on the edge of the woods last night. I angled my car a little so my spotlights could shine on it better. It was dog shaped with big ears. It did not run away but simply backed into the forest a little. I immediately called a friend and described the animal to him. ”Yep, you saw a coyote.” I was not convinced though and went online the next day to see pictures. I was puzzled it looked more like a jackal (with its over sized ears) than a coyote but they are not native to this area. I decided to call my friend back to question him again.
Feb
20
2012
Three deer bounded across the road right in front of me coming from the large meadow. They must have been holed up in the tract of woods adjacent to my property. It was an unusual spot to see deer. Though there were deer tracks in the snow in my driveway a few weeks ago. In the eight years I have only seen two deer here. The three deer looked like they were fawns not yet completely grown. Hunting season was long past. They were heading toward the farmland and the forest beyond. I was just surprised to see them here so close to my property. There are other animals in the vicinity but they usually stay out of our view. The juxtaposition of animals with civilization has always fascinated me. And we are on the edge of country. You just never know what you are going to see.
Jul
19
2011
I went deep into the woods for blackberries, fighting briars every step and finally gave up. There just weren’t enough ripe berries to make it worthwhile. I had discovered this patch at least a year ago. It is difficult to get to. I am afraid I might miss this crop. We are going away in less than a week. I will check the blackberry patches once more just before we go. I gobbled up the few berries I picked. I might not get that pie I was hoping my wife would make. Oh well.
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