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It’s finally stopped raining long enough for me to do a second grass cutting of the season in the back yard. I was also going to mow our dit...

As I hope you know already, April is National Poetry Month . If you’re a repeated reader of this blog, you may have noted that I’m a trout f...

The Irish soda bread has been baked, and partially consumed. Corned beef and cabbage are on the back burners of the stove. I’m wearing a dar...

In our neighborhood, today marks the start of a January thaw. The temperature has climbed above 32℉. It did that yesterday in The Cities (Mi...

Late yesterday I started playing with some of my fly-fishing gear. Today the Better Half [BH] provided navigation to Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop...

Here’s an early holiday present for those who celebrate Hanukkah, Solstice, Alban Arthan, Christmas, New Year’s, or anything else at this ti...

It’s hard to believe that only four months ago our back yard was snow covered. Today we are, again, under an “Excessive Heat Warning” until ...

We dodged several bullets yesterday, almost literally. There were thunderstorms all around us and we were caught, briefly, in a torrential d...

We’re almost through with July. It remains to be seen if summer is through with US. The flowage / creek / pond complex north of our place is...

Lammas, or  Lughnasadh , is celebrated one week from today, on August 1. In its honor, I have a sourdough loaf in the oven. It’s been months...

With luck, we may get some rain tonight and tomorrow. We could use it. Much of our area is back under moderate drought. I’m debating if a we...

A lazy Sunday in March is good for reading, napping, munching, and watching the birds come and go at the feeders. Once again we are faced wi...

 I think I’ve mentioned that I’m a Trout Unlimited member involved in fundraising and related efforts in support of removing two dams on the...

I hope everyone is enjoying sunshine, blue skies and above average temperatures at least as much as I am. Today we finished the paperwork on...

Sun’s out; sky’s blue; temperature’s in single digit. Fairly typical North Country winter day unless it’s snowing. Most of the trees are sti...