Creature Stories from the California Delta: I’ve leased an Island in the San Joaquin Delta (on Disappointment Slough) the past 40 years and I’ve ‘always’ had a BIG problem with rats and mice. Every winter they invade and begin chewing through my chairs, containers, and even the houseboat to make their nests, merrily crapping as they go. And they easily chew (because their teeth regenerate) through the most stalwart containers, even […] Mota Bota | July 1, 2014 0 Comments
My 3rd Darwin Award | “Fire on the Water” It was late fall in the San Joaquin Delta [California], when dew laden spider webs sparkle like diamonds in the moonlight, and the cricket calls dwindle to just a few. My sister was driving up (and expected soon) from […] Fire Mota Bota | May 16, 2013 5 Comments
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