Story and Photos by Warren Clary When my wife Jeanne and I moved from Boise to Meridian in 2005, we acquired a new house on a nice-sized lot. The house was positioned off-center, within about six feet of
Why Are They There? Story and Photos by Ryan Richardson I woke to the sound of my phone buzzing emphatically, welcoming me to another ninety-five-degree day here outside Plummer. It was approximately 10 a.m. (I wasn’t exactly starting
Not Your Normal Neighbor Story and photos by Gary Brown Is it the alligator or maybe the multiple pythons hanging around that cause me to put my neighbor Corbin Maxey and his wife Sam at the top of
The Russian Way By Les Tanner Photos by Jan Boles I don’t know how it is elsewhere, but it’s almost a certainty that everyone who lives here in the Treasure Valley is familiar—maybe too familiar—with the large gray
And Bottle Down Story and Photos by Joseph Zahnle It was just a yellow plastic bottle lying in the neighbor’s driveway across the street. I noticed it when I was taking out the trash. Someone had driven over
In the Suburbs Story and Photos by Joseph Zahnle One morning last March, my ninety-seven-year-old mother-in-law, Margaret, walked into my home office and asked if I had heard the turkeys. “In our neighborhood?” I thought. I had seen
The Swans’ Resurgence Sparks Research Story and Photos by Paige Miller On a late May morning in the heart of Bear Lake Valley, I sat in the passenger seat of a pickup truck while a U.S. Fish and
Deer Catch-and-Release Story and Photos by Kris Millgate “Yes! Did you get that?” “Get what?” “That deer.” “What deer?” “The one in the net.” “Where?” I say, lifting my head. “Put your head down. The deer can’t see
Why Were They There? Story and Photo by Joseph Zahnle Once a year in the mid-2010s, when my wife and I took the beautiful drive from Orofino to Grangeville, we’d see deer on Highway 12. Both deer and
To the Rescue Again By Peter D. McQuade If you frequent Boise’s Ridge to Rivers trails, you just might encounter Bob. He’s the one who’ll stop at some quiet spot and just stand there, silently watching and listening
