Road Trip to McCall, Part 4: Cattails

Cattails are just the neatest plant.  In addition to being really interesting visually, they had many uses among Native American tribes.  The downy material in the flower was used for tinder for starting fires, lining for moccasins, bedding, diapers (due to its absorbency), and for papoose boards. 

These cattails were located just across the road from the reindeer in the last series post. 

Road Trip to McCall, Part 3: Eight Tiny Reindeer

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Actually, there were a lot more than eight... we found these reindeer in a meadow between Donnelly and McCall.  They are being raised on a farm.  The buck was quite concerned with keeping his herd together and under control.  He made these strange sounds (they sounded quite a lot like a very loud belch) to keep everyone where he wanted them.  They were very tiny - I am not sure what breed of reindeer they are... but they were quite adorable. 

Mailboxes in the Snow - Comment to Win an 8x10!

It's becoming that time again!  Time for snow, and winter, and warm gatherings with friends.  This photo was taken in the Emmett Valley in last year's first snowstorm.  We were driving around, and were lucky enough to be caught in the snowstorm, with a camera! 

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