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One cautious sibling stays behind.
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2012
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The Fifth Elizabeth Goodweather Book
In My Neck of the Woods
Autographed Books available at these independent booksellers !!!
THE MOMENT IN TIME!!!
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By Celeste Maia
Who Am I? What Am I Doing Here?
- Vicki Lane
- western NC, United States
- I'm the author of The Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries from Bantam Dell. The series includes SIGNS IN THE BLOOD (LA MONTAGNE DES SECRETS in France), ART'S BLOOD, (LE SECRET DES APPALACHES in France,) OLD WOUNDS,IN A DARK SEASON (Anthony Nominee, Best PBO), and UNDER THE SKIN. There's also THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS (a spinoff/standalone)chronicling the unexpected life story of Miss Birdie, one of Elizabeth's neighbors. I came to this weird business late (my first novel was published in 2005) and am still trying to figure it out. As my novels are set in a place much like my real life home, I thought I'd use this blog to share pictures of our farm and county. I've been blogging for over four years now, on an almost daily basis, and the topics have ranged from writing, chickens, food, books, quilts, flora and fauna of all sorts, to the occasional tiny rant. There's no plan, but there are lots of pictures. There's more information about me and my books on my web site: http://vickilanemysteries.com/
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19 comments:
Cute pictures!
Oh how amazing Vicki. We use the term Groung Hog Day and haven't a clue what it is all about really. They are so cute. Thank you too for the invitation. Who knows! Maybe one day... how amazing it would be.
I wondered what a ground hog looked like! They seem so similar to our dassies (rock rabbit). They do not resemble hogs at all!
especially love the last pic. wonderfully captured :)
They are so sweet! :-)
Once upon a time I had a groundhog friend .... ;-) I miss him.
Adorable! I wouldn't have known what they were.
Adorable. We have an on going joke about a few that live along our road. They are all named Bob.
They are a bit late for Ground Hog Day! The shy one looks like he is playing peek-a-boo with you.
Great pics, especially the last one, which is very cute!
What a rare treat! Seeing baby groundhogs is surely unusual. Love the little 'cautious' one. Sounds like your party was great as usual. We had rain, rain, rain here over the weekend.
Tammy
Up north the same creature is called a woodchuck. They can lay waste to a garden so I'll hope these babies steer clear of mine once it's up.
I expect that the hog part of the name is because they're pretty fat.
There's been a groundhog in residence under that barn as long as we've been here but this was the first time I've caught a glimpse of babies.
Oh !! I love those groundhogs. We don't have them in England but I saw a few while I was in Tennessee. They can be quite bold, can't they? even appearing on the side of the road. The first one I saw was when Larry and I were at the traffic lights and there on the side was a groundhog, only I didn't know what it was. Love your pictures, just gorgeous.
So that's what a groundhog is... Rather cute really, not at all what I expected (more a wild boar I thought!)
Words are so fascinating...You asked about cottages. Here we tend to use the term for any modestly sized but old dwelling, not necessarily detached, though the quintessential English thatched cottage would usually be detached.
Charming pictures.
So that's a ground hog! Very wonderful!
So that's a ground hog! Very wonderful!
Still don't know what a groundhog is, but they are certainly sweet looking.
Friko -- Wikipedia says:
The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, or in some areas as a land-beaver, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the woodchuck is a lowland creature. It is widely distributed in North America and common in the northeastern and central United States. Groundhogs are found as far north as Alaska, with their habitat extending southeast to Alabama.
Vicki says: They eat grass and weeds and gardens.
Vicki -- Loved the shots of the groundhogs. I know so many farmers and gardeners do not like them but they are part of this wonderful world of life. -- barbara
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