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The Mouse in the House Trilogy – 2006
(This was originally on Simply Art-Rageous as a story on a page and not as a post.) Part I: Breaking News: June 29, 2006 This evening, after several days of surveillance, there was a serious development in the “Possible Mouse … Continue reading
Posted in Animals & Wildlife, Pets
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Camping Road Trip – June 2022
In mid-June, we hitched up our Coachmen Clipper travel trailer and set out on an adventure to see family and friends. The first day we traveled about 450 miles and stayed at a KOA near Dayton, Ohio in site #6. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Animals & Wildlife, Camping, Coachmen Clipper
Tagged Camping, Carousel, Coachmen Clipper, Great Lakes, Indiana, Lake Michigan, lighthouses, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia
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Virginia Beach – March 2022
Due to the pandemic, it had been over 2 years since Wayne and I stayed in a motel or hotel. With a rare free weekend, however, we made a (slow) run for Virginia Beach, traveling on Rt. 5 between Richmond … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Animals & Wildlife
Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Chesapeake Bay, Colonial Parkway, First Landing State Park, James River, Jamestown-Scotland Ferry, osprey, seagulls, Virginia, Virginia Beach, York River, Yorktown
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Red-Shouldered Hawks – February 20, 2022
Since 2019 I’ve followed the adventures of a Red-Shouldered hawk couple. I’ve watched as they’ve refined and refurbished the same nest year after year, as they’ve fed their babies, and as their young have taken some of their first flights. … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds of Prey, Hawks, Raptors, Red-shouldered Hawk, Virginia Wildlife
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Camping in Virginia Beach – July 21-24, 2021
Some years when we’ve gone to the beach in the summer, we’ve stayed at a motel 10 miles from the oceanfront just to keep our visit reasonably affordable. In more recent years we’ve stayed at a campground near Williamsburg and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Animals & Wildlife, Camping, Coachmen Clipper
Tagged Aquarium, Atlantic Ocean, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Campgrounds, Camping, First Landing State Park, Holiday Trav-L-Park, ocean, osprey, Pelican, Virginia Aquarium, Virginia Beach, Virginia Campers, Wildlife
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