Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here are two frontiersmen who will forevermore occupy the historical record as partners: Lewis and Clark. On this date in 1804, they reached what would become North Dakota. The setting: part of the original Lewis and Clark trail, which is now a numbered (look again!) highway. [2021]

Beemerville, New Jersey, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here is another single animal with two names: The cuter ones, like this guy, are woodchucks. All others are groundhogs. The setting: a private zoo in northern New Jersey. [2018]

Buffalo, South Dakota, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here are two star steeds. Which one is Cloud? Which one is Russet? The setting: a working ranch on the Northern Plains, a ranch that was once part of buffalo country. [2019]

Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here is a single animal with two names. In North America it is a caribou, but in Europe it is a reindeer. The setting: the Minnesota Zoo, one of the best for seeing creatures of the upper middle and high latitudes. [2021]

Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here are two Grant's zebras grazing and bonding, and maybe grooming later. The setting: the Idaho Falls Zoo as a stand-in for the African savannah. [2020]

Kingwood, West Virginia, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here is one llama who seems to be going it alone even though llamas are pack animals. The setting: a private zoo in the mountains of West Virginia. Actually, this llama has plenty of companions. They are just off tending to visitors. [2021]

Austin, Texas, USA

Odds and Evens, Ones and Twos, Singles and Doubles, Which one be You? Here are two women, one seller and one buyer, plus one cart that transports and displays Flowers on the Fly. The setting: under a clock that screams: "Time to Buy!" [2018]