DENMARK — Denmark Arts Center will present their Songwriters’ Circle Solstice Celebration at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, to usher in the season of light with the last performance of the 2018 DAC season. The Songwriter’s Circle works on developing original pieces, writing lyrics and perfecting melodies throughout the winter workshops. Musicians play with composition, […]
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Geese show distinct personalities, colorings
As I was lining the geese and duck coops with hay, which I hope will help fend off the soon-to-come cold weather, I took a loving, close look at each one of these wonderful creatures. They are all so different and so beautiful in their own unique ways. Each has his or her own distinct […]
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Geese surround, protect their young
Summer and Solstice couldn’t be safer if they were surrounded by a Marine battalion. My two newest goslings, at 3 weeks old, are loved and protected by Finny and the flock. Evidence couldn’t be any stronger than watching their goodnight ritual. First, Susie Q, the mother of the two (I think Dufey is the biological […]
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Summer and Solstice join the flock
Saturday, the summer solstice, brought two new goslings into the goose pen. Their names? Summer and Solstice. My old goose Susie Q, one of only two remaining from my original flock, hatched out the babes, and while Finny and Shamus are baby-sitting for the two little ones, she’s trying to hatch out another. It’s always […]
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Street Talk: Celebrate Monday, Dec. 8. Hey, it’s something.
I have before me information of such import, I fear for my well-being. Men in mirrored sunglasses, at this very moment, are parked outside my house in dark vans, aiming delicate electronics in my direction in an attempt to discern how much I know. I know it all, ’70s-looking super spies. And it changes everything. […]