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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

NATURE NOTES: DAY AND NIGHT

Heard a raven as I went to run errands a little while ago.

Last week the pastor of the church I am currently attending saw a doe out his back window.

Thought I heard a bat in my backyard Friday night.

The bard owl was in fine voice last night.

YOURS, MINE AND OURS (2005)

While I appreciate they kept it basically clean while trying to be funny, Rip Torn was too old to play a guy whose eldest is a teenager still living at home. Also, the movie was predictable.

MY FATHER THE HERO

Hadn't seen a movie this similarly creepy since "Freddie Got Fingered."

THE OFFICIALLY IGNORED LINK BETWEEN LYME DISEASE AND PLUM ISLAND

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6gCqulCok

SIX YEAR OLD BOY DIES AFTER FALLING INTO PIT OF MANURE AT PENNSYLVANIA FARM

PEOPLE

6-Year-Old Boy Drowns After Falling into Pit of Manure at Pennsylvania Farm

By Sam Gillette Published on November 9, 2026 10:47AM EST

A 6-year-old boy is dead after he fell into a manure pit at a farm in southeastern Pennsylvania.

The tragedy occurred on Sunday, Nov. 8, just after 4 p.m. local time, when first responders were dispatched to the 6200 block of Meadeville Road in Salisbury Township following a report that a person had fallen into a pit of manure, NBC affiliate WGAL, LancasterOnline and CBS affiliate WHP reported.

Despite rescue efforts, a 6-year-old boy drowned after falling into the pit, Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni confirmed to WGAL and LancasterOnline.

He noted that there was a fence surrounding the hole, which the child may have climbed onto before he fell in.

Diamantoni said that no one witnessed the incident, according to the reports. Emergency crews said that the victim did not resurface from the pit for more than 15 minutes, LancasterOnline reported.

The little boy’s death was ruled accidental, LancasterOnline and WGAL reported. He has not been identified at this time.

“The death of a child that way is an absolute tragedy,” Diamantoni told WGAL. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.”

The coroner and the Pennsylvania State Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for further comment.

The incident was at least the fifth time a child has died on a farm in Lancaster County in 2026, LancasterOnline reported.

Between 2004 and 2020, the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention (NCFRP) reviewed 478 deaths of children younger than 18 who died in farm-related incidents. Of those deaths, 28% were under the age of 10, and 38% of those children required supervision.

Of the nearly 500 deaths, 11% were the result of drowning, according to the nonprofit.