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When people aren’t complaining about drought, conversations turn to dog ticks. How many did you pick off your dog or yourself today?

June 3, 2021/in Ginny's Calendar, June 2021 /by Dave Mance III

The dry weather continues in most places. The US Drought Monitor has most of Vermont listed as “abnormally dry,” with the eastern part of the state listed as “moderate drought.”

June 2, 2021/in Ginny's Calendar, June 2021 /by Dave Mance III

It continues to be scarily dry and crunchy in the woods, with no major rains in the forecast. Even a short-lived thunderstorm would be eagerly welcomed at this point.

May 25, 2021/in Ginny's Calendar, May 2021 /by Dave Mance III

If, by chance,

May 13, 2021/in Ginny's Calendar, May 2021 /by Dave Mance III

you found a baby barred owl hatchling in the grass beneath a nest that was 30-feet-up in a dead white pine — way too high to climb — you might find a nearby tree cavity that you could reach and stow the little one in there. Feed it freshly trapped, chopped-up mice. Wait for the parents to locate it and take over the feeding themselves.