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Total Solar Eclipse

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Roger

In the early afternoon on a Monday in April, the path of a total solar eclipse passed right over our house. Arkansas cities all along the path planned festivities, and local hotels and campgrounds jacked their rates. Businesses and state … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #40 – Rough Green Snake

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Roger

opheodrys aestivus Monday, April 1, 2024 – 11:08 a.m. Faulkner County, Arkansas – Kenny Vernon Nature Trail at Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area Birding along the maintenance road near the marsh, with woods on one side and swamp on the … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #41 – Plain-bellied Water Snake

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Roger

Nerodia erythrogaster Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – 10:33 a.m. Conway, Arkansas – Hendrix Creek Preserve I was birding along the trail between I-40 and the creek. I saw an approaching couple with two boys. They stopped and stared at something … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Recent Reading

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Roger

“What caused you to stop talking?” says Casey. “I ain’t got no more to say, I guess,” says the Kid. When the Kid begun one of these speeches of his we all shut up and looked at him and each … Continue reading →

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You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Roger

My phone was four years old and the battery no longer kept a charge for more than a couple hours. It was time to order a new phone. It came on a Saturday, and I spent a couple hours in … Continue reading →

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