On 2021-03-28 1:38 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/28/2021 1:16 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-28 12:44 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:10:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 9:13:32 AM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?
>>>>
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mink#Natural>
>>>>
>>>> I saw one by the pond that's behind the office building where I work.
>>>> Just for a few seconds, then it vanished down the bank.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>>
>>> In searching around, I find that they are pretty common here in NJ,
>>> too. Live and learn.
>>>
>>
>> I just learnedÂ* a few years ago that there are mink in this area too.
>> I was hiking in the woods behind us and checked out a log on a pond
>> looking for turtles. I was surprised to see a mink. Since that time I
>> have seen a few road kill mink and one running along the wall beside
>> the recreational canal.
>
> My grandmother had a mink, it was hanging in the closet.Â* Took it out on
> special occasions.

My mother had one that she wore on her head. My wife has that hat now.