Calum Grant

Wild animals

Today I got a tick in my pants. The humility! It really hurt. We have a remover that looks like a miniature crow-bar.

The best way to pick up ticks is to push your way through thick undergrowth. I really like to just explore the forest - with a compass (hey, my electronic Protrek watch of course) you really can't go wrong and you don't just see the same old paths. Some people like open spaces - I like pine forests. Apparently there are plenty of wild pigs in the forest, though I have never seen one. I have however seen elk and my cutest moment was a family of red squirrels, who were jumping around in a ring in between two trees. Yesterday a red squirrel ate a peanut from my hand. Today I heard my parents yelling at him, since he had come into the house and wasn't welcome. I think I might give him a name.

posted by Calum Grant @ 5:38 PM