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The undead
April 29, 2020 - When I first spotted this snake at the bottom of the exit stream that drains the vernal pools near my house, I thought i...
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Flower pot serpent
October 06, 2018 - In addition to trying to get out for the daily aerobic trek mandated by my cardiac team, I'm making an effort to tackle...
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Shedding prep
June 11, 2018 - When I spotted this medium-sized Garter Snake in a section of flower garden today, I was surprised it didn't flee instan...
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On guard
October 11, 2017 - Usually, snakes, particularly young ones, are forever on the move, but this small Garter Snake, which I noticed a week a...
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Snake in the... hydrangeas
October 04, 2017 - I didn't really have much time to trek today, but, on a writing break this afternoon, I at least made a circuit of the y...
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Reading the weeds
September 14, 2017 - As part of my ongoing mission to ensure that the unnerving title of Richard Louv's book, Last Child in the Woods, doesn'...
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Snake siesta interrupted
July 26, 2017 - With my granddaughter up at "aunties," I had a chance to do some serious wood-splitting, but at one point, after I'd mov...
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Serpent out of sleep
March 29, 2017 - I wouldn't call it exactly warm, but it was temperate enough that the Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers were in fine voice,...
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Baby explorer
October 03, 2016 - Mondays have long been special. In addition to the unforgiving deadline imposed by the weekly natural history column, A...
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A snake [almost] in the grass
July 19, 2016 - The heat and the drought—not a good combination—continues, and my anxiety level is starting to reach a point where I'm s...
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Blue ribbon
April 17, 2016 - "In the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind," said the great microbiologist Louis Pasteur in a l...
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How to tell a Garter
April 15, 2016 - On my walk today, I ran into an old friend at the Henne Preserve and in the course of chatting about the local birds, th...
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Sunbathing serpent
March 30, 2016 - Today's sunny but chilly trek was a combination of toil and pleasure. The work part involved assessing the management ne...
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Sunning serpent
September 28, 2015 - My grandson Luc has been spending Monday afternoons at our house, and after we get him to his piano lesson and back here...
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Wood pile refuge
August 19, 2014 - Sometimes I have to walk for miles to get a decent photograph; today, I had to walk about 30 or so feet. That would take...
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