About Curiously Local
My wife Joan and I have lived in Warner since 1979. Raised a couple of kids here; made the kind of friends that last forever; and, though I am shocked to say it, lived out half the stories of our lives here. And it’s the “here” that seems to matter more and more. It’s taken me a long time…most of these years…to understand what Joan seemed to always know: that living deeply, locally, doesn’t mean living stuck in the mud. It means choosing and tapping a source that feeds you no matter where you are. So I’ve set out to find what is curiously local, not just about Warner, but about the “here” wherever I go.
George & Joan Packard
email: george (at) curriouslylocal.com website: www.parrotcreek.com
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Hey!
What an intriguing website!
Please put us on your list.
We’ll look to introduce ourselves this Friday evening at BookEnds.
Joan
joanbcwarren@gmail.com
Hello George. I was pleased to read your article about bobcats in Warner and to see Faith Minton’s wonderful photo. They certainly are back in Warner! This past spring, I drove down Howe Lane and turned right onto Newmarket Road. A few hundred feet on the right, in front of the sap house, I saw a strange animal moving on the side of the road. As I got closer, I realized that there were two bobcat kittens wrestling in the grass. I continued driving a short distance and then stopped and watched as they tumbled and played on the side of the road. I did not see an adult, though I’m sure that Mama was nearby. I then turned around and rushed back home to get Mimi and her camera. Unfortunately, when we returned they were gone. I told several people about my sighting, but nobody else knew of any recent bobcat activity. Besides our annual encounters with moose, coyotes, and bears here in the Mink Hills, we’ve also seen two fisher cats. They seem to be keeping the porcupine population under control! Thanks again for your article and your excellent venue. Best wishes. Larry Sullivan
Larry;
Would you please send over to Old Denny HIll Road those fisher cats you saw? We need them to control our porcupine explosion. Shot 16 of them in our field last year between April and October. They wreck havoc with the dogs (one was quilled 5 times) not to mention the apple trees. That is one animal that God put on this green earth….for what, I have yet to figure out.
George,
Your enthusiasm is contagious!
Your work is phenomenal… plus your blog is AWESOME!