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Saw a wolf out front one very cold winter day Jan 1st. They were in the woods opposite the house. Coyotes too, and deer and foxes. Here we hear the coyotes singing their songs at night.
I agree that so many organisms are beautiful - viruses, diatoms, really anything you can see under a microscope/electron microscope. Loved studying them.
Hope you can get dh into a better routine, psue.
My cousin sent me a picture his friend took of 4 tornados lined up next to each other, all the same size, in Ft. Pierce. I wish I could post it here, it doesn't look real.
My 105-yr Aunt lives 1/4 mile from Spanish Lakes where 6 people were killed, yet barely a palm frond was on her lawn when she returned to it after sheltering with a relative. She has 9 lives, like her cat...
Golden, I have tasted both moose and bear (also rattlesnake) and have not particularly liked any of them enough to choose them off a menu. Now Emu is another story as are Bison and wild boar, all of which are delicious.
Are wolves more dangerous or aggressive than coyotes? We lived quite peacefully around coyotes in our previous home but you did have to keep an eye on pets and small livestock. There are noisy coyotes here and I assume foxes, although I haven’t seen any. Cougars have been spotted down by the river but not in our woods.
Nacy, insects are SO interesting. In our old location we had Jerusalem Crickets…weird! Also black widow spiders, which are very pretty as far as spiders go. We also had ugly scorpions - I woke one night to see one on sleeping DH’s back! I backhanded it across the room where it hit the wall, fell to the floor, and crawled into the closet door pocket, never to be seen again. Many more interesting bugs there than here but I can’t say I miss them.
psue -Moose can be great - depends. I'm not fond of venison. Haven't tried bear, but I'm not inclined to. Bison, yes. The best is caribou - never had such tender tasty meat. Elk is good too. Pronghorn - too "sagey"
I think all carnivores can be dangerous to smaller animals, and some are dangerous to us. If anything I suppose wolves are more dangerous as they are bigger. Though I don't think there are many records of attacks on humans. Now I wouldn't want to live near cougars. We lost Rocky's sister to a fox almost certainly, or a coyote. Poor Pumpkin! She was not a cautious creature.
nacy - I can do without most insects - not a fave of mine unless you are talking about beautiful butterflies, moths and dragonflies. I like ladybugs too.
I just made some ground turkey vegetable soup for supper. R wants left over turkey necks and there aren't enough for two.
I'll stick to foods meats I get out of the grocery store. 😁
Some people are very critical about letting cats outside, it's a personal decision and not against the law. I taught my cats to stay out of the road and in are yard, but if we lived at my husbands family farm, I think there biggest danger would be the eagles, and owls, and coyotes. Rumors of wolves, I've seen some suspicious pitchers on the hunters cameras, of possibly wolves and very large cat.
I never had carabou, Golden. Another thing to put on my list. I get the impression you’ve had a very interesting life. Have you thought of writing a book? There was a way of life that is almost lost. My mom lived it for her first 20 years and she was good about giving my sibs and me summers on the farm where she grew up. I’m sad I can’t really share much of a ‘non-tech’ life with my GD.
That makes a pretty decent whine moment for today!
Peasuep - Great Horned Owls can take a grown cat. Hawks - anything under 4lb is at risk. My neighbour scooped and ran with her chihuahua once she realized a hawk was stalking it. One dull evening, as our indoor cat stood by the sliding glass door, I realized a Great Horned Owl was on the ground just outside the door, intently watching her.
Owl trivia: (stop eating) Ever seen dead rodents hung in trees? If so, you may have a Barred Owl. (or a shrike if spiked on a thorn) They save them for later.
I’m a treasure trove of grisly trivia.
His Dr. told him at least 2 quarts of water a day so what he does is pack his quart container with ice and dribble in as much water as will fit between the cubes and drink until the liquid is gone. He does that twice and calls it following doctor’s orders!
We have predominantly Great Horned owls here so I guess it’s good I haven’t adopted a cat although I have longed for one. I don’t think DH would be able to consistently close doors behind himself or even notice if a kitty snuck out between his feet when he goes out.
We also have Barred Owls - they have the weirdest call I’ve ever heard. I actually thought a neighbor was pranking me the first time I heard one. I had to record it with my Merlin app to believe it was a bird. Unfortunately there is a plan here to kill them off but there was such a public outcry it’s been tabled for now.
Kangaroo, bring it on!
Life in Northern Alberta can be interesting. Got moose blood on the ceiling once when we butchered a moose in the kitchen. I had photos of the process - no idea where they are now. Moose rib cage is huge,
Both ex and R hunted and butchered. Ex was Cree - native Canadian so we had access to caribou. I actually saw a herd on the edge of town up north once.
My life has had many phases, psue - some better than others.
Peasuep, the proposed cull of barred owls is sad but I can appreciate the need to save spotted owls, What an awful decision to have to make.
And Home Depot!
And any and all garden centers!
Micheals is caregiver’s heaven for crafts. I restrain myself and have not gone for over a year. Should do it and resume some hobbies.
Peasuep, I think golden has a wild fire story too. If my memory is right?
How about that icky fiberglass Angel Hair snow stuff that would cut you if you handled it wrong? Or the white sheet batting with multicolored glitter that you would wrap around the tree stand to hide it. Or that metallic plastic tinsel that the cat would pull off the tree and eat like spaghetti?
Yes , I’m blaming it on the car .
I don’t go often because I like it too much .