Ruffled (Ruffed?) Grouse in Smiths Cove
Ian enjoys working with trees. Our new property in Smiths Cove needed some tree-pruning, partly to improve visibility for the new store. The resulting wood would be used to produce heat in our combination wood-oil furnace. One warm winter day, he was trimming some trees on the east side of the property when he noticed that a curious bird had come to check him out. He recognized the bird as a ruffled (or according to most sources, ruffed; but we’ve always known them as ruffled) grouse. The last time we had seen one of…