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About Elizabeth Enslin
A writer based in Oregon, I look for inspiration and distractions in nature. An anthropologist, I ponder the places where nature and culture meet. A kitchen gardener, I promote biodiversity and learn from farming traditions around the world. A recovering academic, I try to do all with compassion and humor.
Find out more about me here, or at elizabethenslin.com.
Recent Comments
Charlotte { Can I ask where you deposit urine? We live on a sailboat and have a composting toilet. I'm always interested in how other people take... } – Feb 01, 11:07 PM
Elizabeth Enslin { Troy, sorry I didn't catch your comment earlier. Hopefully, you found someone more experienced than I to help you out. Local wildlife rescuers are the... } – Jan 15, 5:23 PM
troy { i have just caught a chipping sparrow with a wing problem and currently nursing it back to health i gave it normal bird feeder seed... } – Oct 29, 4:20 PM
Elizabeth Enslin { Glad to meet another rattler relocator. We also tried sticks, poles, boxes,etc. for moving the snakes. The tongs are so much easier and safer for... } – Sep 13, 9:24 PM
tim { I'm also removing rattlers here in northern Calif. – 5 already this season, by far the most. A lot of mice in the woods here,... } – Sep 12, 8:49 PM




I can see I’ve got some serious visiting to do around here. Writing and poetry is my avocation of a sort. However my interests have kind of an odd and broad landing pattern. “Practical archeology” because of one book became a passion for months once upon a time. And yes, yurts too, I considered and studied when thinking of what a house and home might better be. Although electricity, that’s also nice!
Glad you found a little time for poetry and this weeks RWP prompt. My first, this time around. Some poems for years, but always much more alone than this. As with anything, learning never really ends. And tonight I’m just trying to catch up a bit – before the next, and next. Later and again.
Thanks for visiting. It’s great to hear from someone else interested in yurts, archaeology, poetry, etc. Look forward to reading more of your work.
Hi Elizabeth,
I’m a pharmaceutical sales rep who sells antivenom for rattlesnake envenomations in CA, WA, and OR. I have various google alerts set-up for rattlesnake activity. I was able to find your site and wanted to say I appreciate your photos and stories.
I’ve been to every hospital in Oregon and some have more bites than others, and I was curious where you see most rattlesnakes.
Thanks! And be careful. If you get bite have someone take you to the hospital. You’ll be fine.
Cheers,
Andrew
Thank you for the kind words about the Yaks in Maine. The yaks (and I) are delighted you enjoyed the stories. congratulations on your recent publications. Keep up the inspiring work.
Chris
Thanks, Chris. I really enjoy your delightful yak stories. Hope to have some of my own one day.
Hi there and thanks for the great posts! Do you know how home owners insurance apply/not apply if your primary living structure is a yurt? If this is considered a temp structure, does that mean if it does get blown away in a twister or destroyed in our popular ice storms (I’m in Missouri), that I won’t be insured to replace my belongings inside? Thanks!
Hi Denise. Thanks for visiting. I have no idea whether home owner’s insurance covers a yurt. Best to check with your insurance company. Good luck with figuring all that out.