Spring Song

      The small pond across the street from The Little House is very low.  Perhaps a foot, or at the most, two feet  of water. During the dry 30' streets bisected the pond. Now the remains of that street be is above water It was dry last fall causing wonder about the frogs that call it home. 

    Yesterday the frogs awakened singing their spring song in unison. One day it's all quiet and the next there are multiple voices singing their song. It's interesting how they all begin together. What's the trigger that tells them it's time to raise their voices.

   Badger(s) are active on my land. Nocturnally they dig for gophers. In one location they eliminated an entire colony of pocket gophers. It's good to be rid of the gophers but the badgers digging leaves a mess of  holes and mounds. With long front claws and powerful legs they can quickly dig themselves out of sight.

   There aren't any badger dens on my property. Bordering on the east is 300 acres of state wildlife land. Perhaps the dens are on the state land. While they are messy I'm glad to see the signs that they are present. Only a few times over the years have I seen them in daylight. 

Takk for alt,

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                           A cedar seedling in the wrong place.

                              Badgers are in the weasel family.