tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post446497845882172921..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Living With NatureThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-36226414382778298322013-07-16T19:25:13.972-07:002013-07-16T19:25:13.972-07:00My dad caught a cougar watching him once, and he b...My dad caught a cougar watching him once, and he backed up to the house in a hurry, and last winter mom saw tracks when she was snowshoeing. I don't know if they have ever seen evidence of wolves. I never did when I lived there. There are always lots of grouse and rabbit tracks too. The predators have a pretty big menu. karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131927710530023725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-51949837980654303822013-07-16T11:19:11.978-07:002013-07-16T11:19:11.978-07:00I agree entirely, Lorne. If everyone could see th...I agree entirely, Lorne. If everyone could see these creatures they would lose their indifference. I ran into a British couple who became quite aggressive about all the supposed wildlife they had come to see and didn't. I tried and failed to explain to them that they might not spot the cougars or the wolves but that didn't mean those cougars and wolves didn't see them. They thought the place was a giant Safari Park.<br /><br />Hi Karen. Waterfowl, coyotes, beaver, bear, deer and moose. Living with those creatures, sharing the land with nature, is so rewarding. With that much prey on your doorstep you can be pretty sure there was always a gang of larger predators - wolves and cougars especially - nearby. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-70312160316392224302013-07-15T22:16:24.181-07:002013-07-15T22:16:24.181-07:00I grew up on 20 acres in the central interior of B...I grew up on 20 acres in the central interior of BC. About 8 acres of it was pond, dammed by the beavers who had a lodge right down in front of our house. The pond was home all spring and summer to teals of several varieties, mergansers, buffleheads and mallards. One late night we were awakened by a family of coyotes yipping and howling at the full moon between the house and the shore of the pond. Bear and moose regularly passed by with no incident whatsoever. My mom and I were on the phone one afternoon this last winter and she said, "Oh! Flash mob!" I thought she was looking at the internet while we talked but she said, "there are eleven deer on the front lawn!" I cannot begin to tell you just how connected I feel to that chunk of land, nor how desperately I want it to remain as wild as possible.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131927710530023725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-15495412079385592842013-07-15T18:13:05.051-07:002013-07-15T18:13:05.051-07:00Amazing, Mound. Your closeness to nature is someth...Amazing, Mound. Your closeness to nature is something I wish everyone could experience, so we could all feel in our hearts the crimes we are committing when we heedlessly harm nature with our many depredations.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com