![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSQyCqK9_1Uw3ACHj45M_iZm3M4770AXAtlEoOcJWIORYz3h_hA1li8vov2FtrOR0f7qHp9pbUYZatbE8RjhCi0_VhvkVZO6SeRwOnmmDsODLiaEpd0KEd5B4s9VO6RUcYaL7/s400/porcupine.jpg) | A visit to The Ridges nature center promised "wildlife viewing," and came through with a couple porcupines squalling like babies high up in a tree, a toad and a snake. Not very exotic, but fun to spot just the same. It's a lovely place for an easy little hike through the woods. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimw-hbrpjGCYmXjc2DcuWnS79W8uVw3g6S1FCdpepyEtz2AtqwMGID4L9F6LpqoWE3ZTw7jicfT_gEkxSMyCxSbiai06YovVQoxHkYnW_1YvbX-QSNe7hmu-bxpHkhIZGvne4/s320/toad.jpg) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3O_r6Wd-6BOzWVgwVr8LpnXpSSO1vmluHj8t2xPd3lGk3JU8Y-drrv3Ene7AZLkQdbc9zPFNRTDh_L7lnWsbKCD6aMnJF0e0fEkbGozZyBEx6DSRrCXH3ju9YWYONXNRONbA/s400/snake.jpg) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GUZUW_ZEtCqA5PiqEQOFs5A7s44ghcLs5GalXPaaR8F4hDdAf76Hk9IcsppN74jhk5U-2AVYpr6yx5DPoj6vyVEjGglW2iEJjARdP-q_wsTlnrj5LvvDINdxLXFfJrfAwCx-/s400/kayak.jpg) We got some kayaking in, too, on the one day the water was calm enough. |
And we played with the wannabe wild critter, Charlie, whose hunting prowess is limited to catnip mice and paper wads on string. | ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30EaRoSQqnQu0WsNt1LqSKXBIaeHsRECATSryeXz4pTU4WQ8qdAkJKt6EreOGY_Zul91QYfZ_Ye2Y89lDJQolnM0v5o1pA1AViJrioYHGnCCnNpnk03UzYGrFqUnp9mjMfQpH/s200/charlie.jpg) |
Hooray for kaykaing!!!
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