I’m a hopeless watcher of news. The catastrophic flooding after Hurricane Helene has received my undivided attention.
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Release the kraken!
Perhaps the most unusual bird spotted this week was a dickcissel, a species rather easy to ignore because it is very similar to a house sparrow.
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Thursday July 11, 2024
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.