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Custom Cabins November 2017 eNews
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Can November have come and gone? That means we must
now start winter, but actually, we saw winter arrive at the end of
October? At least that was the case for the northeast part of
MN, Ely to be exact. We saw snow arrive with a vengeance with about
eight inches of snow. Since then, we have had very nice, even
warmish weather.
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When we had snow, one of our neighbors captured one of
his friendly bucks standing under a pine tree waiting for his ration
of corn to be put out.
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Soon a lot of the snow melted and we found deer
grazing on the now exposed green grass.
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Our friend also snapped a grey fox casually sitting
under one of his bird feeders picking up "good stuff" that
dropped down.
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And then there are the pine grosbeaks that hang around
here in the winter, but move further north in the summer. A different
neighbor snapped a rusty colored female just resting on a branch
which is probably near a feeding station.
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There was a handsome reddish male that also was in the
area. In addition, we have seen the two other males seemingly
fighting over the bird seed in the feeder. We thought that
birds of a feather flocked together, but apparently, when food is
involved that is not the story.
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A friend of ours, a certified wildlife rehabilitation
person, was called by the DNR to take care of a very tiny mink that
was found on the side of a road. It had been turned into the
veterinarian clinic. The mom was nowhere in sight. The baby's eyes
were not even open. So our friend had to play "mama" and
raise the mink, who she named Ernie. She had to teach him to capture
and to eat the food of his species, to swim, and basically how to
survive. After about five months she had to release him in to his
natural habitat.
She stationed a temporary house for him in his natural wilderness and
stocked it with his favorite food-raw chicken. She checked on his new
house every day for a week to see if the food had been eaten and to
see if Ernie had been back. It was hard to tell if Ernie had eaten
the food or if other animals had enjoyed good meal. Anyway way after
about three weeks, she figured Ernie had acclimated to his more
natural environment. All we can do is hope.
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Willy sold his first plane to a person who would meet
him in Great Falls, MT to receive the plane. He had a terrible time
trying to find a window of decent weather in order to deliver the
plane. Finally he did. This picture is of fields over
South Dakota where the farmers have dug lakes to provide water for
the cattle which graze there.
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On an entirely different note. Willy is now in
the Caribbean doing hurricane relief work. Friends of ours lost
the roof on their home on St. Maarten. Generators are providing
limited electricity to help with repairs. All we can say is at least
he is warm. This picture shows the top of our friends' home that
overlooks Philipsburg Harbor where all of the cruise ships dock. It
was a Saturday photo and hence no ships were in.
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We are sorry to have to repeat the rules for the
up-coming lottery. For the for the coming lottery period, there will
be a $10.00 fee for each lottery application submitted regardless if
it is selected or not. So, for example, were you to have
submitted 7 applications for one week, whether or not any one of your
applications was drawn, you would have spent a non-refundable $70.00.
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We will be sending out the "how to" letter
soon, to help you through the application process. You may begin to
submit applications on December 20, 2017. The lottery closes
January 17, 2018.
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