I spotted this guy yesterday walking down a street in town. So large you couldn't miss him. The amazing iPhone lets you identify plants, animals and insects just by tapping on the photo image. Up popped a link to Jerusalem Cricket. Despite the alarming appearance, they are harmless and beneficial.
It seemed early for a bug to take spring stroll, but then it's been strangely warm. And unlike previous winters, the deer aren't hanging around the yard in their snow beds. Well, there isn't any snow. I suppose the deer are at higher elevations.
However, the second largest living rodent has kept busy. We had (past tense) a nice little stand of aspen trees on our river front, now history. One by one, the beavers gnawed the trunks into portable lengths and hauled them off to eat. There are no dams within miles of here. Maya couldn’t drag this heavy one into the low river, but the spring run-off will soon float it away.
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