THE BEST LAID PLANS … The plan was to have PART II of the story about spiders to appear on Halloween. Obviously, that didn’t happen. So, what was the problem? As you probably know, Constant Contact has been sending our More Mesa Updates for many years. For all of those years we used their template;…
IN KEEPING WITH HALLOWEEN … HOW ABOUT SPIDERS? A New Class … The next two Treasure Hunts will be about a creature which is found all over More Mesa and also epitomizes the month of October; the spider! Spiders are not insects. They are in an entirely different Class; the Arachnids. This Class owes its…
WHOOOOO? IT’S OWLS – PART II We hope you enjoyed the first half of the owl story; the head. This Treasure Hunt discusses all the rest; what goes on below the owl’s head. Flying … Stealth is the Name of the Game Large, soft wings give most owls the ability to fly slowly and silently….
WHOOOOO? … IT’S OWLS Many members of this treasure’s family live on More Mesa. However, they may be more difficult to see, although easier to hear … especially if you are willing to venture out onto More Mesa at night. The last Christmas Bird Count recorded a phenomenal six separate species of owls on More…
ELDERBERRY … A TINY BERRY THAT BRINGS THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE About Elderberry There are several species of Elderberry in the U.S., with the most common in the West being the Blue Elderberry; a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 30 feet high. Its leaves, 4 inches long and 2 inches wide, are…