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Tableland 2
Today, however, when I reached the part of the trail where I had been stopped, I could follow on until I came to a very different, more pastoral landscape. Here I crossed among rolling hills and strode down into groves, … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living, Nature, Trees, Winter
Tagged Bobs Lake, country life, Country Living, Nature, nature writing, Simple Living, trees, wild survival, winter survival
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The Table Land
On a bitter, wintry day I walked up onto the Tableland to have a look at the beginnings of things. Any day now, the snow would come. Already there was a dusting in crevices and on a few dark green … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobs Lake, Nature, nature writing, Simple Living, trees, wild survival, winter survival
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Dreamtime
Dreamtime. This is the welcome time, hovering between Autumn and Winter. The gardens have been put to bed under a blanket of leaves. Even the lingering golden asparagus fronds have been clipped and burned. Next week, with the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living, coyotes, Fall
Tagged Birds, Bobs Lake, country life, Country Living, coyotes, deer, Gardening, hawks, wild survival
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Signs of Autumn
Yesterday afternoon, both wanting and not wanting to find signs of autumn, I climbed the big hill beyond our valley and walked on through the woods to the nearest heron pond. When we first came here a decade ago, this … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Fall, Nature
Tagged Birds, Bobs Lake, country life, Country Living, Nature, nature writing, trees
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Counting Wildflowers
Counting wildflowers is a game we’ve been playing since we lived at the Foley Mountain Conservation Area where we used it as an excuse to visit a special wetland where the cardinal flowers bloom. Now we live at Singing Meadow … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Country Living, Nature, Simple Living, Summer, wildflowers
Tagged Bobs Lake, country life, Country Living, Nature, nature writing, Summer
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