Tag: coyotes
member name: Ruth MacGill
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December 09, 2008 01:20 PM EST --
My daughter Jane gave my big black shaggy dog, Smokey Joe, to me after she found him as a 4-month old puppy that had been dropped off beside the road. I had recently lost my husband and I was lonely and . . .
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December 12, 2008 09:34 PM EST --
Just before it became too dark to see, I had a strong urge to take some dog food out to feed the coyote that has been leaving scat messages for me to see over by the water barrel. So, I put on my jacket . . .
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November 12, 2007 09:25 PM EST --
I just have to tell you this one right now. Jake, the brown coyote that has been hanging around my spot at the horse camp, has figured a sure-fire way to get me to feed him. I don’t know what started . . .
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November 06, 2007 11:03 AM EST --
Things have not been going well for Sherpa’s family, a large, good-looking and independent couple I have known for about eight years. They have fallen on hard times that have left them virtually . . .
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July 15, 2007 12:40 AM EDT --
Why Is My Dog Smiling?
Every evening at dusk I call Smokey Joe, my 110 pound black Lab/Collie protector, inside to eat his supper and sleep on the soft dog-bed I spread down at night for him. . . .
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September 30, 2007 04:43 PM EDT --
Something Was Prowling in the Moonlight Last Night
It’s another day of sunshine, mild temperatures, and gentle breezes at the Indian horse camp where my daughter and I live in the mountains . . .
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June 13, 2008 12:23 AM EDT --
My daughter Jane and I started our day with a cat funeral. Her cat Jenny died last evening after a long illness. My daughter can't stand to let her pets go without a her best effort to keep them alive, . . .
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August 28, 2007 11:52 AM EDT --
Eclipse of the Moon Over the Oak Trees
It’s 2:10 A.M. and there must be coyotes out there in the moonlight because Jane’s dogs just woke me up with a frenzy of barking. From my bed . . .
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February 17, 2007 11:20 AM EST --
My Garbage Disappointed the Coyotes, A Book Review, Etc.
Yesterday I spent all day writing for Gather and listening to a book on tape. I failed to take my bag of garage to the dumpster . . .
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June 08, 2007 10:30 AM EDT --
Coyote Laughter
I just heard the craziest coyote song I have ever heard! From inside, I thought I was hearing someone screaming. Then, I thought it might be my daughter screaming “MOM”. . . .
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September 25, 2007 11:38 AM EDT --
Don’t get me wrong - I really love cats. But compared to dogs, they are almost untrainable. No matter how civilized a home they may have, or how well they are fed and cared for, the instincts they . . .
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July 14, 2008 12:06 PM EDT --
The last article I read last night before retiring was a well-written discourse on the coming collapse of our economy. It predicts the end of life as we know it for the foreseeable future. There wasn't . . .
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December 05, 2006 12:04 PM EST --
Early Morning Walkabout in a Pickup Truck
It isn’t cold this morning and the wind is calm, so my wayward dog, Rocky, did not choose to come in the trailer after two hours of running loose . . .
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August 24, 2007 11:06 AM EDT --
I just saw my big black dog, Smokey Joe, in action, and decided it was time for his promotion. I’ll promote him from mere Corporal of Cats, to Master Sergeant of the Manzanita Horse Camp. I’ll . . .
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December 07, 2006 11:11 AM EST --
Midnight Movies
Here I am again, wide awake in the middle of the night. I read the clock wrong. Through groggy, half-opened eyes I read 3AM. I decided I wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep . . .
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December 15, 2006 05:49 AM EST --
Midnight Musing After the Song-Dogs Sing
When I go to bed at 6:30 PM, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised to wake up at 12:30 AM wide awake, especially when our local coyote chorus has . . .
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November 12, 2007 10:21 AM EST --
IT’S RAINING! At least it WAS raining. I heard a clamor of heavy drops on my roof all night. That’s something to smile about this Monday morning. It is the best rainstorm we have had in months. . . .
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