Greetings from N. Idaho

[Nitrous]

My name is David. Born in Olongopo Bay, Zambales, on the Island of Luzon, in the Philippines.

We moved nine times before I turned four, then landed in Maryland. Between Annapolis and Baltimore, on the Severn River.

In 1989, at age 19, I left home for college, in Idaho. Moscow looked like the biggest golf course you have ever seen. I saw a deer, in town, my first day there. The first day I was a resident I had a close call with an escaped bull, from a rodeo. Whee! Unlike Maryland...

Graduated from UI in 1993.

Got married to my college sweetheart, in 1993 who broke my heart 7 years later.

I've worked at the same place for 12 years [yawn].

Bought a house in 2003, a new Mustang GT, in 2006 and started my backyard chicken "ranch" (9 birds) in 2008.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

The owner of Sandhill Preservation lived in Idaho for many years before moving to Iowa

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[Duramaxgirl]

Welcome to BYC. My parents went to college in Moscow in the 70s... Hope you enjoy your stay!

 

[Imp]

Imp

 

[kidcody]

Hello David!

from Washington State glad you joined us!

 

[Kevin565]

 

[Kikallez]

Hi David! We just moved to the country and second night here a coyote ran across the yard near us...I just about had a heart attack! We hear them howl, a big difference from hearing police and ambulance sirens.

I just wanted to say hello, I am new here too and love this website.

Kris

 

[ThePigeonKid]

 

[Nitrous]

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Yeah, we lose a lot of people to "the big city".

My Mom's old college roommate lives in Iowa. Visited there once, as a kid. People are not kidding when they say it's flat. Flat places look all lumpy and mountainous, compared to Iowa, as I recall!

We were warned not to walk into the corn (popcorn). You get turned around and as a kid, you can't see over it. Then you've got a lot of walking ahead of you, to find the next road. It was my first interaction with chickens.