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September 2, 2010
I guess hummingbirds can read. Since I mentioned
how much they were costing me in sugar water, their numbers have been
drastically reduced. Now, there are only three or four flitting about.
Actually, they are already beginning their annual migration to warmer
southern climates. I will leave the feeder out though, because some of
them coming this way from the north stop by for a drink and a day of
rest. Now is also a good time to fill your regular bird feeder to
satisfy the hunger of all the other migratory birds that travel our
area.
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Rather large preying mantises have been stalking
Main Street in Grantsville for a couple of weeks. They seem to hang out
in front of the bank. I hope they are not planning something.
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On Sunday, I went fishing. It was a beautiful day
to go fishing, but not a good day to catch fish. I caught three rather
small ones and ran into a fellow angler who was using an artificial bait
that was slightly bigger than the fish I caught. I suppose it felt like
he was catching one with every cast.
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Parents dropping off children at Pleasant Hill
School and Arnoldsburg Elementary need to remember that they cannot
drive past school buses that are stopped in front of the school with
their lights flashing. They are also dropping off students, and the same
law applies in the parking lot as on the highway.
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The weather has been absolutely beautiful for the
past week: no rain and not too hot to sleep. The lack of rain also helps
to stretch the time between yard work, so that I will only need to mow a
couple of more times before the snow flies.
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