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The Critter Gitter Gits Its Critter

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

Early Saturday morning, around 2:00 a.m., the Critter Gitter alarm went off. I jumped out of bed, grabbed a headlamp and an ax handle, and headed for the garden. All summer long, a porcupine has raided the garden. On several … Continue reading →

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Bears and Rumors of Bears

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s the first quarter moon, and time to read another poem, The Truro Bear. This must be one of Oliver’s more popular poems, as I … Continue reading →

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