Oak

Draft – Ferretbranch, Barkthroat Sunlight streamed through the tree tops surrounding the camp, dappling the ground with warm patches of light. Ferretbranch poked his paw around the storage cleft in the back of his den as he sorted and counted the remaining supplies. “Poppy seeds, yarrow, burdock,” he mumbled to himself, “borage, parsley. . .” Ferretbranch dug farther into the crack and pulled out a few stems of catmint. The look of the old stalks told him they were collected last newleaf.…

I eyed up my prey, and pounced. Barely missing the bird, I came back down and scrambled after it. The bird had flown onto a tree but that wasn't going to stop me. I ran up, dug my claws into the tree and began climbing. I bounded along the branch and leapt for the bird but to no prevail as I came crashing back to earth. All I wanted was to catch the bird, then I would be happy. I waited for the bird to return whilst I devised a plan. I finished planning my attack when suddenly the bird came…

The CREW Marsh trails are composed of four ecosystems: pine flatwoods, marsh, pop ash slough, and hammock. Each of these ecosystems have different soils and vegetation. The first trail that I took was the Pine Flatwood trail. I found that the ground was flat and sandy, and there were little to no puddles or mud on the ground. As the name of the trail suggested, the majority of the trees in this ecosystem were tall pines, though I did see some palm trees. There was a lot of open air, and…

Good morning Diane! ChaCha and I just returned from our run and I was just thinking about you :-) Now I understand why you dislike pesky squirrels and chipmunks, they love taunting ChaCha running across the porch, stopping and looking at her as if to say “ha, ha – you are stuck inside, I spit at you, you stupid dog!!!”. I would love to let her loose, but I know better, the fence will be put up the first of next week and then she can chase all she wants, or at least until she trees or catches…

gave the vague location of the treasure trove. It was buried on an island east of Boston. Oak Island, in Mahone Bay on the southern coast of Nova Scotia, is east of Boston. It’s been written that a teenager accidentally discovered the money pit. Discovery of Oak Island Money Pit As legend has it, in 1795, when Daniel McGinnis was walking in the forest on the island, he saw an old tackle block hanging from an oak branch over a thirteen feet wide depression in the ground. He saw unnatural scarring…

My assistance with the teachers at Live Oak has been the same. I helped the students that needed the most help in the class. Since Live Oak is an alternative school some of the students have already finished attaining their credits and are just waiting for graduation. This leaves only a handful of students in each class. I helped the most in Ms. G’s class with a student finishing up with his government class. The student was working on a test and I read the questions and answers aloud for them.…

What Size of External Oak Door Do I Need? Oak is an organic, natural and subjectively attractive building material that has been used to build front, rear and interior doors for hundreds of years. There is an unmistakable and unique quality to a solid oak door, which means that, even with their more lofty price tags, they are still the favoured choice of homeowners across the country. Before you spend hours searching for the right door, however, you might want to consider its size, as that last…

affected and the host,Umbellaria californica. This is significant since billions of trees are dying at a rapid pace every year due to a new pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death. The pathogen is called Phytophthora ramorum and it was recently discovered in the year of 1995, which at this point has a high susceptibility to the species of oaks and tanoaks. Looking at the big picture, if we don't do something it's going to impact the overall health of the surrounding woodlands since if one tree…

put others needs before myself. My father also thought of me as a caring philosopher because I asked questions like “What is death?”at a young age. My elementary school, Foothill Oak, has shaped some prejudices and arrogance that I did my best to hide and fix through my middle school through high school. In Foothill Oak, I wasn’t challenged much. Math was easy but my reading and writing was lagging behind. I showed signs of dyslexia like my father, but my parents didn’t really know what was the…

Q: What are some of the significant current problems with Tall Oaks? “What an irony it is that these living beings whose shade we sit in, whose fruit we eat, whose limbs we climb, whose roots we water, to whom most of us rarely give a second thought, are so poorly understood. We need to come, as soon as possible, to a profound understanding and appreciation for trees and forests and the vital role they play, for they are among our best allies in the uncertain future that is unfolding,” said by…