Author Archives: Scott Huffines

Sometimes you just have to let nature take its course

One of the last articles Jackie wrote. We were heading to Home Depot Saturday morning to pick up a few more annuals for the garden when Kris spotted something in what we call “the swamp.” It was a mature, majestic … Continue reading

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How can a wildlife creature be so human?

By Jackie Nickel, 9/6/2006 A couple months ago I discovered a box turtle in my yard and was delighted with this increasingly rare sighting. He or she had two white scars on his/her back and seemed to have seen some … Continue reading

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A Good Cow Electrocuted in Baltimore (1901)

Mary Nickel was Jackie’s great-great grandmother, the first of the Nickels to come to Baltimore from Bavaria. She operated a dairy farm near Dundalk. My mother (Mary Jacqueline) was named after her. Good Cow Electrocuted (The Baltimore Sun, 9/24/1901) A … Continue reading

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