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Winter's lessons

2/18/2015

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I love winter. I love the opportunity to read the tracking stories strewn across the landscape; I love the low angle of the afternoon sun; I love the mist of falling snow on a bright morning; I love the softness, the quiet, the winter birds. I love wool sweaters. I love rosy cheeks. 

At Jumping Mouse, winter introduces new dimensions of mentoring: trailing long-tailed weasels and coyotes through snowy meadows and tangled cedar thickets; building snow shelters; practicing survival fire methods in challenging conditions; and helping kids learn to keep themselves warm and comfortable in the wind, snow, and freezing temperatures. 


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    Hi everyone! I'm a small, energetic mammal. I sometimes go by the name Zapus hudsonicus.

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