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WEEK NINE - A Noble History
There's a strange, albeit tenuous, past connection between myself and St. Catherines Island, one that began long before I was born. The...
nekonoir
Mar 9, 20173 min read
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WEEK EIGHT - Lemur Profiles: Lynard & Skynard
(Yup, week eight is another double feature. Click here to read about the silly 'dillos.) Of all the duties that I have on the island,...
nekonoir
Feb 28, 20174 min read
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WEEK EIGHT - Hello 'Dillo
(Week eight is another double-feature! Click here for more lemur stories.) If one were to plot my encounters with armadillos on a graph,...
nekonoir
Feb 28, 20173 min read
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WEEK SEVEN - Born in Fire
When I announced (and by that I mean casually let slip) that I'd changed my major yet again - this time to ecology - I got the verbal...
nekonoir
Feb 21, 20173 min read
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WEEK SIX - Fencing with Joe
Like most people, I was handed an orientation packet during my first week on the job. Tucked into the translucent pink plastic folder was...
nekonoir
Feb 16, 20174 min read
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WEEK FIVE - Matthew's Wake
I’m lost. Again. Without a cell signal or a GPS device, my only guides are a green plastic compass (a leftover from my Girl Scout days)...
nekonoir
Feb 9, 20173 min read
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WEEK FOUR - Canonbaaalll!
(Yes, you are seeing double - double feature! No mistake, Week Four has two articles. See the other one here.) One of the great things...
nekonoir
Feb 2, 20173 min read
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WEEK FOUR - At Long Last, Lemurs
In my very first post here, I alluded to the fact that my entire reason for being on St. Catherines Island was to be a caretaker for...
nekonoir
Feb 2, 20173 min read
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WEEK THREE - Tree Beard
If somewhere there exists a plant renaming committee and they take suggestions, I'd like to nominate Spanish moss for a redo. Despite it...
nekonoir
Jan 26, 20172 min read
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WEEK TWO - Zipper & the Sandhill Gang
Funny how quickly perception can change. When I first arrived on St. Catherines Island, I found myself confronted by the exotic and...
nekonoir
Jan 19, 20172 min read
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WEEK ONE - The Island
I don't remember ever being so happy to see the sunrise. It greeted me at a small dock in Midway, Georgia almost as if it were a reward...
nekonoir
Jan 11, 20173 min read
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