Driving Dangers Differ in the Country

Our Spring magazine from Geico had a nice little article for teens about different driving dangers, comparing the city to the country. Excellent advice, which I will paraphrase here:

On rural roads:

1. SLOW DOWN. Our roads are more curvy and hilly than most other highways in Ohio. Please drive slower or you may end up crossing center line accidentally. It happens, with tragic consequences.
2. BE PREPARED FOR LACK OF LIGHT. It's dark out here. Use the center line or edge line, if there is one. See point #1: SLOW DOWN.
3. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANIMALS. It's tough to see at dawn and dusk, and that's exactly when animals are most active. Deer are very large animals, but blend in and so are difficult to spot. And where there's one, there's sure to be more. Of course, see point #1: SLOW DOWN.

Enjoy your drive in the country. Just SLOW DOWN.

Mary at Marsh Hollow

Whip-poor-will

For the past week or so, Dave & I have been listening to Whip-poor-wills singing their songs. They are to be heard in the evening, and last a long time. According to A Guide to Field Identification Birds of North America (1983), the song lasts 55-60 minutes! We have never seen this bird, but enjoy its song, as a sign of spring, year after year. The song can be quite loud as the bird gets closer, and one blog writer described whip-poor-wills as "unshut-able."

On another topic, I have mentioned how much I enjoy reading the police & sheriff's reports in the Logan Daily. Here's a sample from the Thursday paper:

Andy Ucker, Cox Road, reported that he found a roofing nail in his driveway on Saturday, April 29. A deputy talked with a neighbor who said he didn't see anything suspicious in the area.

There's probably more to this story, but don't you WISH you lived somewhere where this is considered an important reason to call the law?

Have a great weekend!

Mary at Marsh Hollow