Graham Nash & David Crosby :: Lee Shore
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Information on working terriers, dogs, natural history, hunting, and the environment, with occasional political commentary as I see fit. This web log is associated with the Terrierman.com web site.
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Stinky Squid
A “Stinky Squid” (Pseudocolus fusiformis) stinkhorn mushroom near where I was stacking firewood this morning. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
Thylacine?
I think someone over - paid . I suspect this is a South American Bush Dog with glass eyes pulled from a taxidermy bits box (they don’t make commercial Bush Dog eyes). From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
Most Women Are Better Than Most Men
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Stacking Yesterday’s Oak and Pine Sections
The bar is two meters tall. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
The Fish and I :: Babak Habibifar
A blind man living in isolation with his only companion -- a small goldfish in a bowl. Written, shot, and acted by Iranian Babak Habibifar. A perfect movie in 6 minutes. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
The Chambers Brothers :: Time Has Come Today
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What They Don’t Talk About in Sunday School
“Sunday School” by Eira Quinn They told me about Noah But not the bodies. Not the screaming beneath rising water, or the mothers who begged God for mercy as he watched from the clouds and said nothing. I heard about Job, but they skipped the bet. The part where God let the Devil ruin a man’s life just to prove a point. Killed his children. Stripped his skin. And called it “Righteous testing”. They…
Concern-trolling at the Small Engine Shop
I take down and section enough trees that I have an opinion on chainsaw blades, and that opinion is that you definitely do NOT get what you pay for when you purchase chains in a local shop or specialty store. My last experience was in the shop that sold me my chainsaw. That shop sells $18” chains for about $28 — the same price they sell them for at Lowes. When I mentioned I was buying chains for…
Practicing “Place”
Practicing “place” on rocks and downed trees. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
Franken-Fido
Frankenstein is a story of unintended consequences. Dr. Frankenstein was not a bad man . He was simply trying to push death beyond the horizon by returning life to the recently deceased. He did not set out to make a monster. For the record, Author Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein story has roots in reality. Its core premise was rooted in a scandal of her time — body snatching done by, and for, doctors…
Blue Heron on Yesterday’s Bike Ride
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Recapitulating Scotland’s Mistake
The older I get, the more I see patterns , and so often those patterns are repeated mistakes. It’s often racism, war-mongering , and capitalism run amok, but sometimes it’s slower, less dramatic, and every bit as brutal. This video is about how an ancient mountain range was divided by the Atlantic Ocean, and then the Scottish side was denuded of its forests, losing its soil, exposing its rock…
52 Years Ago Today
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Found a Third Box Turtle in the Yard
This one was floating in a tiny 50-gallon deer watering “pond” next to where I set out corn for deer. This Box Turtle was fine (they can float), but he’s not a water turtle, and I fished him out and put in a escape ramp to avoid future water problems Today’s Box Turtle is picture #1 . The other pictures are of the other two Box Turtles found earlier. They can live 50 years, and lay only 4-5 eggs a…
Now We Re-Elect the Crooks
Woodward and Bernstein watching Nixon’s resignation announcement, 52 years ago this evening. Where were you? I was in a camp ground, bicycling between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
A Very Handsome Grandson
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Eastern Cicada Killer Wasp
Eastern Cicada Killer Wasps are giant wasps that paralyze cicadas and then pick them up and fly them to burrows. The cicadas are still alive when the wasp lays there eggs in them. The Cicada Killer wasps are pretty harmless, but their presence attracts another wasp. This other wasp is a wingless reddish wasp , sometimes called a “Velvet Ant,” but more accurately called a “Cow Killer” wasp. The…
Drone, Drone on the Range
Back in 2012 , I wondered: “How hard would it be to put a small gun on a drone and fly it into forest or field... or through a window for assassination purposes? Not hard, I can assure you. Sure it would probably be a one-shot deal (blow back and all), but you can bet that little problem will be fixed soon enough. “Imagine a world with everyone flying cheap drones with guns on them. The…
Go Ahead and Look Up (But it won’t matter)
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Splitting Two Coreopsis
My goal was to get six new plants out of two big Coreopsis. I got 23 new plants out of them. They got planted out yesterday, along with 25 more Rudbeckia. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
The Struggle Was Real
Eastern Jack-o'lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens) are growing on an oak tree stump in the yard. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
The Yard Work List Grows
TOMORROW’s AGENDA is to plant 25 more Black-eyed Susans, and split and plant two large Coreopsis four-ways, as well as three Catmints two-ways. I also have about 6 daylilies to set out. The mulch work might start Friday or Saturday. No rush. Lots of other stuff to do: mowing, chainsaw work, string trimming, fern planting, etc. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
There Will Come Soft Rains
Apocalypse stories are about the end of man , which is often described as a beneficence to nature. Ray Bradbury’s story, “There Will Come Soft Rains ,” is read here by Leonard Nimoy. It begins in August 4, 2026, and yes there is a dog. From: Terrierman's Daily Dose To order the book. .
Is the AKC Running Out of Gas?
Ted Phillips, the Chief Financial Officer of the American Kennel Club, delivered the June 9, 2026 First Quarter Financial Report, which shows a continued decline across nearly every category. ▪️Annual AKC registrations seem to have slipped south of 500,000. In 1992, they were 1.53 million. ▪️AKC registration decline continues despite the fact that, on a per capita basis, Americans own more dogs…