12 Favorite Books of 2012

These are some of my favorite books I read from this year:
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Bible (various versions)
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
HaperCollins Treasury of Picture Book Classics: A Child's First Collection by Tegen Katherine

The National Review Treasury of Classics Bedtime Stories by Thornton Burgess

The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne

The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Fairy Tales (various versions)

Aesop Fables (various versions)

Mammal Evidence Search

I searched mammal evidence in my yard and forest at twilight. It was about 50 degrees on Monday November 19th, 2012.

This is a squirrel nest. It was in my yard. It was made of leaves so I knew it was a squirrel nest.

This is the inner part of a black walnut shell. I think it has been eaten by a squirrel.

This is a squirrel tail. I knew it was a squirrel tail because it has lines of black and white. I found in my backyard in the mud and grass next to an oak tree. I think an owl pulled it off with its beak

This is what I think is a groundhog hole. It is large and deep. We found it in our wooded area that's next to a creek.

This is hair right outside the hole. I think it is the guard hairs of a groundhog that give it its frosted white appearance.

This is scat. I found it on a log. I think the animal that owned it ate berries. I think it is some raccoon scat. Visit Animal Scat Identification Chart to see if I was right about the scat.

This is a dear footprint. I found it near a creek going east. I knew it was a dear because it had a hoof.