Tag Archives: Wildlife

Camping at Sherando Lake – May 3-5, 2026

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Sharon

The first camping trip of 2026–and the first since August 2024 when I did a solo trip to Westmoreland State Park–was to Sherando Lake near Lyndhurst, Virginia. It felt great to hitch up the little Coachmen Clipper for a relatively … Continue reading →

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SNAKES. WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE SNAKES?

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Sharon

May 16, 2023 When I went outside to pay the guys who were mowing my yard, I noticed that the birds were really noisy and nervously flying from tree to tree. It was so noticeable that I commented on this, … Continue reading →

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Camping in Virginia Beach – July 21-24, 2021

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Sharon

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 →

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Camping at Douthat State Park – May 21-23, 2021

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Sharon

Thanks to a last-minute cancellation, I was able to make weekend reservations at Douthat State Park near Clifton Forge, Virginia. We’ve done two day trips to Douthat for First Day Hikes, but we’d never camped there. We were packed up … Continue reading →

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Ferals – May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Sharon

In December 2016 when I became aware of feral cats on my school’s campus, I started trapping them to have them spayed or neutered through our local SPCA’s TNR program. (TNR stands for Trap-Neuter-Return.) Since then I’ve been feeding them … Continue reading →

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