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Becca has the same fear most of us females have. You could get poison ivy or an insect bite—— even worse get underwear wet. Jamie is a precious soul and Yay Becca 👏🏼

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Becca has mastered the "Squatty Pottie" maneuver. Congratulations. Maybe she can write a song about it.

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Y’all are the best Godparents!!

Becca really loves you both and she knows y’all love her too. That is a blessing.

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Another delightful slice of life...so thankful for the ways you "find humor along the trail"

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Y'all, it is challenging enough as a sighted person. Miss Becca learns courage from Jamie; she will need it. Remember, if you smell cucumbers out in the woods, there's a copperhead in striking distance.

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I never knew that, and I’ve spent a good part of my life in woods inhabited by copperheads! Yikes!

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The "cucumber" smell has always had he scratching my head, "Huh? is someone making a salad?" I only learned about this after joining a Snake group. Other Snakes emit odors as well; this one is easy to remember.

Eleven years ago, I moved to Oglethorpe County. There were Snakes present: they are territorial. Over time, I lost fear. No more "Boo!" startle.

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Interesting info……what about a diamond back? We have too many of those around my rural setting right now…..bold and big!!!

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Oglethorpe county Georgia? If so, we’re neighbors!

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Growing up in Colorado we hiked a lot… our phrase was “are we there yet?” Then we were finally there!

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I had to laugh at that, Julie. Our youngest daughter was always the one who kept saying "are we there yet?" Our reply was usually, "let's see what's around the next corner."

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Sounded like fun, not my kind of fun, but hey Jamie had a good time and that will count for husband points which you probably will never get to cash in.

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Except for the “sounded like fun”…NOT, i agree with every word of Paul’s.

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Remind me never to go hiking with all y’all🤣☕️🍪

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Yay, what a good time. Hope you got to have a spidey and tomato sandwich, with a little Fluke’s Mayo on each slice. Maybe we’ll get to hear some songs about the trip back down the trail. I bet it was actually a little more fun than you let on.

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Somewhere there is a chart that shows how many spiders a person swallows while sleeping.

You're Welcome!

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And maybe how many gnats we snort while complaining about hiking.

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Hahahahaha

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Dear Sweet Becca.. What a trooper she is! Good job Becca... spiders and snakes and bugs scare me too and I am 81 years old. Oh yes... good job for you too Sean!

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This reminded me of laughing out loud all the way through reading You Are My Sunshine!!

We need laughter these days.

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We do need laughter and we got some along the trail!

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I’m in agreement with you and Becca. Only reason I would go is for the food.

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God BLESS Miss Becca but I have to ask about Morgan Love ? Prayers for them both .

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Yay. Oh dear....

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I absolutely think I could be along side Becca in this column! And you didn’t even mention sweat!

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