early spring rain f, by withrow The world I live in has lately been gray and wet and dirty and dim. Snow has mixed with rain, the wind has blown it in my face, and the sun has remained hidden in the flat, colorless sky. When it has rained, the water has pooled up on [...]
Geese Flying, by Flickr user superstriketwo The early trout season in Wisconsin opens today. Despite the fact that we might get a couple inches of snow tonight, it is an undeniable harbinger of spring, or at least the weakening of winter’s grasp. There is a long way to go before spring is recognizable, but I [...]
I love home ownership. Today was scheduled as a chance to catch up on some of the little projects around we’ve been meaning to do for six months. It’s actually kind of fun to knock off these 15 minute chores. Hanging a rack in the camping gear room to hang our various packs from. Hanging [...]
We hosted my parents and grandma and Rosie’s parents at our house for Thanksgiving. It was a wonderful day. Enough sentiment to make it memorable, enough relaxation to make it enjoyable. Perhaps the best thing about Thanksgiving weekend is that you get the holiday out of the way right off. Once all the dishes were [...]
The last of it is going now. The dark is coming so early, the leaves are falling or fallen. There is no more time for short-sleeves or sandals, no more chances for swimming. Winter’s inevitability is dominant and more important imaginable. The length of the season ahead is best not considered, the brevity of the [...]
Dogs will run and swim themselves nearly to death given the opportunity. A perfectly flat hiking trail is a pleasure all its own. Where the trout-less Trout Brook at Afton State Park enters the St. Croix, a sandbar extends much further out into the river than you would think. That sandbar and the cold creek [...]
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