Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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Jen Deaderick
Apr 04, 2021
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It’s amazing how much of a racket a woodpecker can make. There was one that kept coming closer and closer until it was on a thick branch right above my head. I looked up to find it, and was amazed, as I always am, by how tiny it was. I would barely notice it if it wasn’t jack-hammering away.

It also looked nothing like Woody Woodpecker, which confuses me…

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