I’ve had crazy dreams in my life, but this was one of the craziest.
It was so different, I saw fit to write about it in a column in 1988. You’ll have to listen to see who was the star of my dream.
I bet you couldn’t guess that one. It’s so off beat and even I wonder where that came from.
Wishing you good dreams and no nightmares.
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Our home on Gardner Road wasn’t far from Black Creek. During much of the year, it was a fun play area for all children. Listen to my account of one spring adventure.
I was also drawn to this creek. It refreshed memories of my childhood living next to a swamp.
Once in high school, we were supposed to bring a sample of pond water to examine under a microscope. I brought a vile of water from the swamp. My cousin George asked me what I had in the bottle. “Swamp water,” I said. Immediately, George started calling me Swamp Water Sue. Such a great nickname. Thanks, George.
In biology class, I found a minuscule creature wiggling in the droplet set up on my microscope. The teacher didn’t know what it was. Later, I found a photo in a book of a mosquito larva, which is what it was. I found it odd that the teacher didn’t recognize it.
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I had a great video of hundreds of geese flying away but it wouldn’t download. Today the geese took off before I was close enough for a good video, but other birds hung around.
Turn up volume to hear the sounds of spring on Sunnybook Farm.
It was a good walk and I managed to get back to the house with only a few raindrops hitting me.
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I’m glad my weekly column gave me an avenue to save family happenings, even little ones.
Rachel had a lot to say this day. In my April 1988 column, I luckily caught a few of her gems and put them in print.
Back in those days, the kids always did something that became the subject of one of my columns. If it wasn’t one of them, then Bob stepped up.
Life was always interesting.
Now it’s much quieter, but still interesting. Thank goodness for family, pets, and the Internet.
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Turn up your volume for this short video. Noting is moving, but there is an interesting sound.
At first I thought I heard birds, but as the sound changed so did my idea about the animal/s above.
Many critters stop over on Sunnybook Farm. Some settle down to have a family. I pretty sure I know what critter belongs to this sound. It must be baby raccoons.
Of course, little raccoons have to have a big mama around. Chickens beware!
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