In a message dated 2/6/2012 Gary Bletsch writes:


>>....We did get to look at a beaver carcass being used as bait by a bobcat
trapper, with whom we had an interesting palaver. <<







Well, it's always nice to learn a new word once in awhile. "Palaver"?? --
had to look that one up. Familiar with the Okanogan Highlands country, the
term seems perfect for the imagined occasion and encounter. Thanks for
adding to my vocabulary :-))

Richard Rowlett
Bellevue (Eastgate), WA