Tag Archives: wildlife

Daddy’s Gone a-Hunting

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Sheila Moss

Father’s Day causes me to remember my childhood when “daddy-went-a-hunting” and came home with wild critters that the family was expected to consume. [If you are vegetarian, stop reading now.] If like most homo-sapiens you are a meat eater, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Childhood Memories, Frog gigging, Hunting, m, Meat, Mutton, Rabbits, Squirrels, Venison, Wild game, wildlife | 6 Comments

A Day at the Park

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Oh, look, squirrels! Aren’t they cute? City dwellers don’t see a lot of wildlife, so even the sight of so mundane a creature as a gray squirrel in a city park is reason for a mild excitement of sorts. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures, Environment, Humor | Tagged animals, Art Critics, Autumn, Fall, Hiking, Insects, Nature, Outdoors, Parks, Squirrels, Trees, wildlife | 2 Comments

A Boy’s First Frog

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Sheila Moss

My grandson stood in the open garage door looking out at the summer rain that had spoiled his plans to stretch the day by playing outside in the dark and maybe even chasing fireflies. Just as he was about to … Continue reading →