Tag Archives: creatures great and small

I’ve Come Home to Roost

Posted on July 5, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Budgerigar We’ve never had birds in our house before (at least, in my memory). Now we have three. This one is the quieter one, the other two, of a different breed, make a lot of noise. (I may not be … Continue reading →

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We are One with All Creation

Posted on June 15, 2021 by cdsmiller17

My Octopus Teacher (2020) As a documentary, this little film is perfect. From our usual limited perspective (meaning, on dry land), we presume to be the Masters of the Universe. But, underwater, we are just observers, normally. Welcome to a … Continue reading →

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Is the Social Experiment of Planet Earth Coming to an End?

Posted on May 27, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1971) This post has been prompted by an article about the real life experiment that inspired this story. The parallels between rats and human society is uncanny. But it also hints at what … Continue reading →

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We Set a Trap for a Rat and Caught…

Posted on May 17, 2021 by cdsmiller17

A Field Mouse But he wasn’t dead when I went to inspect the rat trap, this morning. His back half was under the snap bar, and he was struggling to get loose. I felt awful for him. To put him … Continue reading →

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Latest Creature to Join Our Garden

Posted on May 8, 2021 by cdsmiller17
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Red Squirrel: Take Off, Eh

Posted on February 14, 2021 by cdsmiller17
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You Dirty Rat!

Posted on August 23, 2020 by cdsmiller17
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Close Encounter of a Smelly Kind!

Posted on July 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17

BeBe came face-to-face with an intruder in our garden at 11:30 last night. I don’t think she’d ever seen a skunk before in her twelve years of urban life. She barked at the little guy, and fortunately when she lunged … Continue reading →

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Chinese Dragon (in Miniature)

Posted on June 16, 2020 by cdsmiller17
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