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Man-length Rat Snakes and Salamander Drowners: Western NC Summer

I often write about particular things that happen here up the Shoebox Canyon, from untangling a rat snake that got caught in our stove to what it’s like to split locust posts to make a new fence.

A six-foot rat snake removed from a bluebird box on the Harberts family farm
Removing a rat snake from one of our bluebird boxes. It was too late. I released the snake unharmed. It was six-feet long.

What I’m less good at is providing an overall view of what my wife Julia and I are up… Continue reading →

Pig Walking with Landri

Landri Loos shows pigs. She lives outside Hazard, Nebraska. Recently she took me for a stroll with her show pig. Click the video player to learn why a girl would walk a Nebraska pig 15 minutes a day.

Landri’s dad Trent is a broadcaster and sixth generation rancher. Looks like Landri has the makings of Gen Seven.

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Big thanks to Landri for taking me for a walk with her pig. Additional thanks to her parents Trent and Kelli… Continue reading →