{"id":9112,"date":"2024-07-05T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=9112"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:59:35","slug":"3-secrets-from-beavers-to-stay-cool-and-happy-all-summer-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/3-secrets-from-beavers-to-stay-cool-and-happy-all-summer-long\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Secrets from Beavers to Stay Cool and Happy All Summer Long"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Beavers use cool summer math games for a happier life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The math is all about building the perfect beaver lodge. You know, the ideal dream house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed on the water with trees and a garden, a beaver mansion teems with three secrets for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beaver lodge at Lake Athens\/photo by Steve Blaising <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Plan with heat in mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While jet-skiing recently on Lake Athens, I saw this beaver dream house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind him, a human pays a scorching $3,000,000 while this beaver uses resources for less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsurprisingly, he builds the best house in a better location at the best price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His land cousin, the badger, does the same thing in grasslands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks.” <\/strong> Proverbs 30:26 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Why do small creatures like these lead a stable life in a volatile world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because they . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n