- This area is dedicated to listing (somewhat chronologically)
interesting things that happen at and around 2505 Leonard. Check back
from time-to-time as things will be updated periodically. Go to current journal entries.
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These are the journal entries for 2005 and 2006. -
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September 17, 2006
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There are new links to images under the What We See link on the home page - check it out.
We have big news here! First off, we are an official "Certified Wildlife Habitat" with the National Wildlife Federation. 2505 Leonard Road is Habitat # 70793. -
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- We are currently in the process of renovating the garage into my pottery
studio!!! I plan to start production within 1-2 months. Details coming... In
the mean time here are some images of what I have made in the past.
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September 11, 2006
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We finally got DSL at the house today! Updates to this site should (I stress should!) happen more frequently now. 'Til then, here are some images of a preying mantis we saw this morning.
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July 28-30, 2006
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While mowing the roof over the master bedroom I hit a rabbit's nest. One of the rabbits was severly injured so I called the local wildlife rehabilitation specialist at Trail's End. Unfortunately she was on vacation out-of-state for 3 more days. The injured bunny made it through the night and actually seemed to perk up the next morning. But as the day wore on it became more listless until finally sometime between 9:00 - 10:30 that night it died. The following morning I went to a local nursery and bought some flowers to plant on the bunny's grave. I buried him in the woods down the path I made that leads to the swing. I planted a hosta over his grave with Jacobs ladders and coral bells around it. Added to the lilly-of-the-valley and curly hosta I had already planted down there it looks nice. I want to get a small statue of a rabbit to put with it. I am worried about mowing again, but I will have to...
I scared this lizard out of the grass while mowing. He was about 4-5 inches long and was not injured at all. Thankfully he has no teeth because when I picked him up he clamped down on my hand and would not let go!
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July 21, 2006
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Lately we have seen a number of interesting animals: the dogs caught a weasel and then it got away, we found a leech on the road after a heavy rain storm flooded the wetlands, a baby snapping turtle was crossing the road a couple days ago as we were coming home so of course we stopped and picked it up, we found a huge bullfrog along the road one night, I picked up a baby bird that the dogs cornered and released it in the woods, the neighbor's dog killed a 5-6 foot black rat snake in the front yard a few weeks ago. Of course, I did not have my camera for any of these sightings! I do have pictures of the moths that gather around our back porch light all night.
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July 14, 2006
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It has been very hot and humid and the plants in the yard and woods love it! Here are some pictures from a walk around the property.
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June 29, 2006
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On my way in to work this morning I found a coyote pup that had been hit by a car. Even though it is a top predator and can wreak havoc on a farm it is such a waste to see a magnificent animal like this senselessly killed by a car. Later that day when I came home I found a most photogenic storm and some quarter-sized hail.
- June 19, 2006
- Last night there were several storms that blew through the area. We also saw turkey vultures up close.
- October - December 2005
- In late 2005 we bought a school bus and an old utiltiy truck!
