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A 30-week scripture reading plan for Classical Conversations Challenge students to inculcate a Biblical Worldview.

Tomorrow is go time for my Classical Christian "CC" Worldview Scripture Reading Plan experiment with my Challenge B class. And while this project has been stewing in my mind for years, it is finally taking shape . . .

The dogs and I have been stirring up a flock* of forest chickens every couple of days down in the creek bottom. Grouse season starts tomorrow . . .

And, there has been a big black bear on the property over the last two weeks. Bear season is open until the end of the year. It's time to put a plan together to get the comforter I've been wanting for years.

*This is lame. I call a group of grouse a flock because I refer to them as forest chickens. However, "A group of forest grouse is most commonly called a covey or a pack."

A couple of days ago the dogs and I noticed this poop on the trail below Circle Bluff. I would definitely say it was a bear poop other than the fact that it was a preposterously prodigious pile of poop for the size of bears we have in these hills.

I was sitting on the deck looking at the hills and thinking about this poop. I was trying to talk myself out of this actually being bear poop, so I asked Grok what it was:

"This is black bear scat (Ursus americanus).

The large, loose, irregular pile packed with undigested seeds is classic for a black bear that has been gorging on ripe berries. In late August in the Coast Range around Gales Creek, bears are in hyperphagia (the pre-hibernation feeding frenzy) and eat huge quantities of whatever berries are available—Himalayan blackberry, salal, huckleberries, and others. Their digestive system doesn’t…

I'm blaming Rick and Rambo for breaking my fence because they were the closest to the scene of the crime.

Everyone was helping demonstrate why we need to reinforce the loading paddock fence tonight.

We found this mystery bug after chores tonight. No clue what it is . . .

Grok, What is this? It was found around Gales Creek, Oregon. It was very small (that is a child's fingertip in the background). Make your answer entertaining for Sasquatch.

"Hey there, big guy.

Heard you were stomping around the Gales Creek woods again, maybe checking the huckleberry patches or just keeping the trails clear of nosy hikers. Well, one of your tiniest forest neighbors hitchhiked onto a child’s fingertip and got its portrait taken.

This little spiky black-and-yellow critter is a baby ladybug—basically the forest’s own microscopic security detail.

If you're not following along with Pirate's epic oddesey . . . there's no better time to jump in than with this stunning and brave performance.

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