6/18/11    The Wet Thing To Do

Rain, rain go away, like down to Arizona and New Mexico where half of the state is on fire. In the last two days we¹ve had two separate storms that dropped at least three inches of rain ... each! I know this because not only do I have rain gauges out but I¹m the guy who bails it out of my boat after every storm.

Besides keeping me indoors the fall out...

It¹s Good To Be A Woodsman

6/13/11

Hot weather at the beginning of last week. It was 100 degrees two days in a row. Then it got cold, 44 by midweek. First the bluegills are on the beds, then they¹re off.  It reminds me of my honeymoon all those years ago. The fishing wasn¹t great that week either.

This is June. Which means besides the fishing I figure ...

Welcome Back Good Ol¹ Summer

6/7/11

The mosquitoes showed up yesterday, the same day Summer did; and I don¹t care what the calendar reads, 95 degrees in the shade with about a million degrees in humidity -- people start speaking with a Missouri accent -- spells Summer in this neck of the northwoods. Add lots of standing water from much recent rain and you have perfect breeding conditions for mosq...

March 20, 2011

Yeah, It¹s Good To Be A Woodsman

Well, spring is finally springing here in the northwoods. It hasn¹t quite sprung yet, 47 degrees and rain is barely a strut let alonefull fledged spring. But it¹s a beginning and you can¹t finish until  you start.

This is also the time of year when we go from cabin fever to spring cleaning. It¹s...

February 22, 2011

It¹s Good To Be A Woodsman

Old Man Winter is still very strong and down right spunky. Some years he gives up about now. The days are long, the breeze getswarm and spring comes early. (See Ground Hog¹s Day.) But not this year. He¹s sticking around and he must have been saving up for this winter...

Feb 12, 2011

I Heard The Choir

It¹s only 31 degrees outside, a temperature that couldn¹t possibly be described as balmy, but it¹s 51 degrees warmer than it was yesterday. Pass the Coopertone.

It
...

1/21/10

Bluegills and Bare Feet

Old Man Winter arrived full force a month ago, but last night he  came out loaded for bear.  It was 29 below zero at 7:15 this morning. Lori could hardly believe school wasn¹t called off. That¹s awful cold for little kids to stand out and wait for the school bus. And maybe things are different nowadays but I seem ...

January 10. 2011

It¹s Good To Be A Woodsman

We¹re in full blown winter routine and attire in this neck of the big woods.

It¹s cold! I mean, I put on more layers than a rouge cakebaker or aging beauty queen. The wind is not just whispering in the pine top sit¹s singing, ho...

December 31

Not Anymore

Well, the last day of the year has arrived and it's time to hang up the bow for another season. I look forward to this time with the same dread as a tetanus shot. But this too will pass and I don't even have a sore arm.

I know ...

December 18

Late Season Bow Hunting ... I Made That Up

I was finally back in the tree today. It was great to be out in the woods with my bow again. Matt, it¹s a nickname, shoots them fast and straight. It makes me look good. Matt the bow, I mean. When I¹m hunting it¹s apart of me.