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March 03, 2007
The bitter cold spell that we were having has broken. Temperatures have made their way up into the 40's and then back into the 30's. There has been rain and now there is snow on the ground again. We like to look out into Native Suburbia through the big window on the back of the house. (Hey, we like nature, but not freezing our butts off!)
What we have noticed lately is that the path we have laid out is pretty popular with the critters who visit our yard. All of the tracks you see in the picture are non-human. Most of them are made by the opossum who visits frequently and often stays under the deck. There are a few bunny trails as well. And finally there is evidence that a big domestic cat is still passing through regularly. I really wish people would keep their cats in the house! We are trying to provide a habitat for the wild animals upon whose territory we have encroached, not a playground for well fed house cats.
But the real point of this post is to remember that even though our plants are not doing much at this time of the year, life still goes on in Native Suburbia.
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