Tag Archives: animals

Bright Moon Wandering – New Poetry Book

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Monica

I have a new book of poetry – Bright Moon WanderingI would be very happy if you took a look and gave me your thoughts!

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Sweet New Year Wishes

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Monica

To my special and talented fellow bloggers, wishes for a sweet 2015, with fine foodclear skies   treasures large and small free flight an open road wild vistastime with loved onesand a happy heart

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Gray Wolf Protection/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Monica

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the federal agency charged with administering the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on land. wikipedia/Endangered Species Act  The ESA was enacted by Congress in 1973 and has been called “the Magna Carta” of … Continue reading →

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Delisting the Wolf – Your Help is Needed!

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Monica

Originally posted on Mungai and the Goa Constrictor:
Image: Lynn M. Stone / Nature Picture Library The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in its comment period on their proposal to remove the wolf from the Endangered Species Act in…

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Sanctuary – More than a Safe Haven

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Monica

What makes an animal refuge a sanctuary? from Wikipedia: A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a safe haven, by extension the term has come to … Continue reading →

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Talking to Animals/Amen

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Monica

Here’s a quote from a beautiful WordPress post by Traveling Thane Furrows: If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and … Continue reading →

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More from Yellowstone

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Monica

Here are some more pictures from Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons: The Deluge Swan Lake the day we arrived, and the last time we saw blue sky.                                                                 This is the largest bear print I have ever seen.  Further down the … Continue reading →

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I’m Bigger Than You Are

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Monica

A Most Interesting Game It was a wet, wet week in Yellowstone.  Probably a good thing, and it didn’t keep us off the trails.  Torrential downpours, late spring snow melt, and new snow combined to turn the trails into lakes … Continue reading →

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Beau reads Tolkien

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Monica

  Here is Beau reading Tolkien – what, again?  The light has to be just right, and he has to be comfortable to read epic poetry.

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Birth Announcement/Wild Wolf Encounters

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Monica

WILD WOLF ENCOUNTERS True Stories of Wolves in the Wild with pictures, poems, and links to videos Dear Bloggers, You know from my posts and poems that I am interested in and concerned about wolves.  I have been lucky enough … Continue reading →

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