Life here in the Wild West

“Lately ‘Near Nature’ has taken on a new meaning at my house,” wrote Donna Milbourn, a West Plains resident. “Before I walk the 60 feet down my driveway to get my Spokesman-Review in the morning, I have to check to see if the cow moose and her calf are in my front yard eating apples and pears.

“Since it is still dark when I go out, it does make it a little more exciting and I wonder how many other Spokane residents have this much fun first thing in the morning.”