Locusts don’t invade wheat farms in southcentral Kansas. At least they didn’t when I was growing up there. But plenty of other pests did. And grasshoppers sure could make a mess of a family garden overnight. Now as a resident of wooded northwest Arkansas, I’ve learned a placid deer family can … [Read more...] about Locust Years
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Looking Ahead
In addition to stump-hating, I have been known to uproot a dormant plant that was still alive because it wasn’t coming out of its winter slumber fast enough for me. We even threw out the third grade class hamster we were watching over the holidays because I mistook his unusually deep sleep for … [Read more...] about Looking Ahead