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Jumping for joy
October 25, 2019 - For a variety of reason, it had been far too long between trips to join Mrs. Williams and her sixth grade science classe...
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Along came a spider
March 20, 2019 - One of the natural history "adventures" I can promise visitors to these pages is my ongoing attempt to learn the spiders...
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Avian charm
January 23, 2019 - All birds have personality, but if I had to choose one that defined the term "charm," I think I'd have to nominate the B...
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Silver and gold
August 22, 2017 - It was high time I went across the street to my neighbor's field to try to find the first Black-and-Yellow Garden Spider...
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Baby food
August 14, 2017 - On a quick survey trek around the lawn—not exactly an epic journey... well, in terms of distance...—I heard a rustling i...
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Jumping treasure
August 02, 2017 - Once again, a non-hiking day due to work overload, but my granddaughter Stasia and I managed to get outside for a while...
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Webmaster
September 06, 2016 - With the sun back out, but post-Labor-Day busy-ness back in the forecast, I didn't have a lot of time for trekking. Howe...
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Orb-it
July 25, 2016 - I love spiders, but, truth be told, I know very few of them by name. Part of the reason for this unadmirable admission o...
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Strange spider shape
August 22, 2015 - These days, most of my walks through the woods involve inadvertently breaking through the web of at least one small spid...
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Spider business
August 03, 2015 - I've always been a big fan of spiders, but this enjoyment hasn't translated into become an expert in the identification...
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Little and big jewels
September 19, 2014 - A minor cold front moved through last night, and though such weather patterns are supposed to bring rain, or, at least,...
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Moral dilemma
September 06, 2014 - I spend a lot of time observing the ins and outs of natural history, so I often run into a species of moral dilemma: do...
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Along came a spider
August 15, 2014 - Today was a very strange day outdoors. The morning dawned chilly, mid-50s chilly, and no sooner did it warm up than the...
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