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Rosebuds
Gather ye Rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to day, To morrow will be dying. The glorious Lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he’s a getting; The sooner will his Race be run, And neerer he’s to Setting. I had to go soak in some…
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Lost and Found
All right, the Find Peter Fan Club naturally has lots of questions, and I decided it’s better to start a new post than to have the answers lost in the comment thread. Peter and I are currently cuddling on the sofa at Margaret’s house. He’s pretty skinny after a month of foraging for himself and…
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The Peter Miracle
Miracles never cease. Someone sent me a picture of a stray gray tabby hanging out just outside the radius I had searched in San Antonio. I couldn’t tell from the pictures whether it was Peter or not, because unfortunately one plain gray tabby looks a lot like another unless you can see them in person…
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Skye
Say hello to Skye, newest member of my vehicle family! (Toddler provided for scale.) Update 11/10: Fixed up for flat towing!
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Oops
How my day is going. Not only did my tow dolly tire blow out, but I managed to lock myself out of my RV with the engine running on a very narrow shoulder at the side of the road, about 100 miles from anywhere. Thank goodness for friendly Texas State Troopers who broke into the…
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Big Bend
In Big Bend, I had the opportunity to visit the Chisos Basin (an amazing high-altitude oasis in the middle of the desert), Santa Elena Canyon (though I couldn’t hike into it because the creek was too high), and a slot canyon (where I could hike down to the bottom and look up at the steep…
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McKittrick Canyon
It was a gorgeous day for a hike in Guadalupe Mountains National Park! I hiked McKittrick Canyon to Pratt Cabin, and got to enjoy the beginnings of fall foliage (which won’t peak for a couple of weeks yet probably). The Guadalupe Mountains are a desert environment, but the canyon shelters a whole different ecosystem with…
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Shake, Rattle, and Roll
I am discovering that this weather forecast is much more significant in an RV than it is in a house.
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