{"id":5301,"date":"2018-11-26T16:08:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T21:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=5301"},"modified":"2018-11-26T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T21:08:38","slug":"5301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/26\/5301\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodents of Unusual Size and the De-Swampification of My Puddle"},"content":{"rendered":"

I inhabit an area that is adjacent to a wetland that can vary from a pond to a bog.\u00a0 In the last few days an unseasonably heavy pre-Thanksgiving snowfall was melted off by substantial rainfall.\u00a0 When this happened I could hear the stream that feeds the puddle flowing pretty heavily and I noticed the level of the puddle was rising pretty significantly.\u00a0 Well, what of it?\u00a0 Winter is coming and that will put a stop to most of the flow.<\/p>\n

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pond shot with Sony A7 III and Minolta 200mm f\\4 macro lens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After that the puddle will solidify and stop being a concern until Spring.\u00a0 But Camera girl has the vision of a hawk or eagle or something.\u00a0 And she saw something interesting.<\/p>\n

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crop of beaver in pond shot with Sony A7 III and Minolta 200mm f\\4 macro lens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now I wish I had bought that Sigma 600mm zoom.\u00a0 I assume soon my basement will be underwater and the beaver will be cohabiting with us and borrowing my stuff.\u00a0 There\u2019s never an end to the indignities of living in New England.\u00a0 This undocumented migrant probably has all kinds of protected status, doesn\u2019t pay taxes and for all I know is a trans-gender study major at the local state college all on my dime.\u00a0 I\u2019ll keep everyone updated on the horror.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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