Category Archives: Local Wildlife

Some of our neighbors are pretty wild!

“Time Stirs with Her Slow Spoon”

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Tonight is the new moon. If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s time for another poem, Bone Poem. As you probably know, Ms. Oliver is writing about castings, the pellets of … Continue reading →

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Buff Bufo Boreous

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

The other day Michelle encountered our garden toad once again. She questions whether it’s the same toad she found in June, or a different one. This one, she said, was noticeably larger, and lighter colored. This time she didn’t pick … Continue reading →

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