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For The Joy Of Animals: Ninja Squirrels

05/29/2008/16/20
Linda Anselmi
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We humans tend to think our intelligence makes us superior, but we still have a lot to learn from the animal world, especially when it comes to patience, persistence, and adaptability…

Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer, entrepreneur and science … Read more...

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Book Review: THE WILDLANDS by Abby Geni

12/1/1901/20/20
Melissa Crytzer Fry
0

Timely. Terrifying. Heartbreaking. Yes, THE WILDLANDS by Abby Geni with its examination of human impact on the natural world is timely. The wildlife and environmental realities it highlights are terrifying. And the characters – a family of orphans – suffer … Read more...

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For The Joy of Animals: Bison Calf Reunion

09/22/1911/24/19
Linda Anselmi
3

As a nature lover, watching wildlife in action can be enthralling, relaxing, educational, compelling, exhilarating, and magical… right up to the point you realize that life or death may be playing out before your eyes. In that moment you face … Read more...

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For The Joy Of Animals: Mouse Maid

03/24/1906/3/19
Linda Anselmi
1
Apparently, Cinderella isn't the only one with a mouse helper. So Handy and compact -- may be having a mouse maid will become the next little thing...
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Book Review: ELMET by Fiona Mozley

01/5/1901/13/19
Melissa Crytzer Fry
0
This little book took me by surprise in a big way. A debut with a long list of well-deserved literary honors.
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Book Review: GODS OF HOWL MOUNTAIN by Taylor Brown

12/14/1811/24/19
Melissa Crytzer Fry
2
The language is poetic and lyrical. Taylor Brown creates an incredible sense of place that transports the reader.
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Book Review: TRUE PLACES by Sonia Yoerg

10/12/1808/13/19
Melissa Crytzer Fry
0

For starters: that cover! It spoke to me immediately. But what is beneath the beautiful artwork is equally delightful. While I have enjoyed all of Sonja Yoerg’s novels, TRUE PLACES has to be my favorite, with its juxtaposition of nature … Read more...

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Book Review: WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens

09/14/1809/14/18
Melissa Crytzer Fry
0

I was fascinated by WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING when I first learned about author Delia Owens’s background studying wildlife in Africa, and her awards as a nature writer. I was in the mood for a book lush in setting and … Read more...

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Mule Deer Shows Some Tough Love

08/31/1808/31/18
Melissa Crytzer Fry
0

This mother mule deer in Arizona, doting and attentive just a week before, warns her young buck away. Why?

It turns out she is pregnant with a new fawn, and that she’s taught the year-old buck all she can about … Read more...

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Book Review: THE REMOVES by Tatjana Soli

08/17/1807/25/20
Melissa Crytzer Fry
0

Wow. I could probably stop there, honestly, because that’s about all you need to know. But… I can’t do that because I loved this book too much not to talk about it.

THE REMOVES by Tatjana Soli is an intense… Read more...

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Book Review: THE RIVER OF KINGS by Taylor Brown

02/16/1804/4/18
Melissa Crytzer Fry
1

Wow! What a fascinating book written with absolutely gorgeous, transporting prose.

I tend to enjoy dual-period books, but THE RIVER OF KINGS by Taylor Brown actually is a rare treat in that it weaves a third period into the storyline, … Read more...

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How Deep Is Your Love?

02/12/1804/4/18
Linda Anselmi
0

In honor of Valentine’s Day, National Spay/Neuter Awareness Month (February), and World Spay Day (the last Thursday in February) — A letter from DOMESTIC ANIMAL COMPANIONS (PETS) UNITED FOR A BETTER FUTURE:

Dear Humans:

This may seem like a strange

… Read more...
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Music: Augustin Hadelich’s “Fantasy of the Cats”

01/29/1802/29/20
Linda Anselmi
1

We listen to music for a variety of reasons — to relax, to distract, to celebrate, to evoke a memory, to capture a moment, to alter our mood, to reflect our emotions, to enhance our brain functions…

But, have you … Read more...

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Pondering The Possibilities: Male Cat Birthing Coach

01/16/1810/17/18
Linda Anselmi
3

The idea of a male cat birthing coach seems to go against everything we think we know or have been taught to think about the nature of human vs animal behavior.

Humanity — 1) compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or

… Read more...
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Book Review: THE SPORT OF KINGS by C.E. Morgan

08/11/1710/17/18
Melissa Crytzer Fry
2

What I’ve come to learn about myself as a reader is that I am patient enough (who knew?) to enjoy epic novels that span generations (This one was 545 pages). And I’m nerdy enough to enjoy puzzling out long, beautiful … Read more...

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For The Joy Of Animals: Bald Eagle-Hawklet Day

08/6/1710/13/19
Linda Anselmi
2

Happy Bald Eagle-Hawklet Day!

The Mayor of Sidney, Canada has proclaimed Sunday August 6th, 2017 as Bald Eagle-Hawklet Day in recognition and celebration of the incredible events that took place this summer in an eagles’ nest high above Roberts Bay … Read more...

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Book Review: THE ATOMIC WEIGHT OF LOVE by Elizabeth J. Church

05/1/17
Melissa Crytzer Fry
1

Anyone who knows me will not be surprised to learn that I found much to love about THE ATOMIC WEIGHT OF LOVE by Elizabeth J. Church.  1) Crows! 2) Science! 3) Southwestern setting – I so enjoyed the references to … Read more...

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Pondering The Possibilities: Dinosaur Webs

03/1/1703/3/17
Linda Anselmi
0

Dinosaur webs?

When we think of what is possible…

we tend to be limited —
by our knowledge
by our perspective
by our experiences
by our curiosity
and by our imagination.

So why ponder dinosaur webs?  It was something I … Read more...

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Lost & Found News: Galaxies, Whale Dung, Unicorns, & Wild Horses

11/14/1611/14/16
Linda Anselmi
5

Lost:  Carl Sagan’s Billions; Earth’s Little Blue Orb

Found:  The Universe Has Two Trillion Galaxies

Back in the 1980’s, Carl Sagan captured the publics imagination with his talk of the Universe’s Billions.  Now, based on images collected over 20 years … Read more...

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Fun Must Share Twitter Animal Tales – Part I

08/11/1608/13/16
Linda Anselmi
5

I love to read around the internet and frequently come across engaging, funny or insightful news and superb storytelling that are “must shares.”  Since I often find them through twitter (sorry, not a facebooker)  I just automatically “tweet” or “retweet” … Read more...

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Book: THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE by Sonja Yoerg

08/5/1604/4/18
Melissa Crytzer Fry
4

 “lush imagery … A quick, nature-soaked read.”

For starters – knowing that Sonja Yoerg (whom I am honored to call a friend) has hiked the same John Muir Trail as her character, Liz, I am ready to lace up my … Read more...

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Book: FALLEN LAND by Taylor Brown

07/5/1612/14/18
Melissa Crytzer Fry
3
"big-in-heart debut novel... poetic and evocative"

If you appreciate a sense of place and lush descriptions of the natural world (and, in this case, its devastating destruction by men in battle), FALLEN LAND by Taylor Brown is for you. I … Read more...

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The Joy of Animals: A Not So Mud Loving Rhino

04/1/1604/1/16
Linda Anselmi
7

It’s hard to imagine anyone can watch Ringo, a Southern White Rhinoceros calf who oozes personality from the top of his expressive Shrek-like ears and adorably plaintive whine down to his non-conformist Rhino attitude towards mud — and still claim … Read more...

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Book: WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES by Karen Joy Fowler

01/8/16
Melissa Crytzer Fry
2
"...a necessary read. For all of mankind."

I want to extend the same courtesy that so many other reviewers extended to me by NOT exposing a key point of this story that, some 70 to 80 pages in, changes everything … Read more...

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Bring it, 2016

01/1/1601/4/16
Anita Finlay
1

2015 went by like a speed bump.

Is it that I just turned 57, so every year races by faster than the one before it? Is it the dense time suck of social media and the phone addiction I share … Read more...

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