Shoot Only Sparrows and Blackbirds
Several months ago I purchased a lake property in the Mexican state of Michoacan. I am building a bungalow on part of the property and when my house sells here… Read More
Two Different Searches
Years ago when my children were ages 12, 9 and 8, we took a family vacation to Disneyland in Orlando, Florida. Rather than spend all our time there, we took… Read More
The Path of the Tricycle
Several years ago when I was living in Fargo, North Dakota, and frequently walking from home to work, I observed an event that I have never forgotten. It was a… Read More
Never Underestimate . . .
Back in the late 1960s when I was in graduate school at the University of Nebraska, a fellow graduate student, Bill, and I regularly played tennis at a park full… Read More
Some Things Never Change
Just recently my 47-year-old son bought a motorcycle–a silver-colored 150cc Italika. He had never owned a motorcycle or driven one, so when we brought it to my place, he wanted… Read More
When the Rabbit Leapt
At the lake, there are dramas every day on and around the bird feeders, especially during the winter months. In winter, the main bird visitors are chickadees, nuthatches, dark-eyed juncos,… Read More
The Messenger
I awakened this morning, and as is my habit, I first peered out my upstairs window. Below, at the foot of the carousel bird feeder, there pecked away a pair… Read More
Avalanches
I think I know how avalanches occur. I have seen a few mini-avalanches outside my window on the tree branches. Rarely does the snowfall in a straight vertical pattern here… Read More
Be Not Afraid
Back around the year 2000, I was building an addition to my lake cabin which consisted of a double garage and above it a master bedroom and bath. The addition… Read More
Enthusiasm Unleashed
One winter morning I sat in front of a newly kindled fire in the wood-burning stove. As I sat gazing at the dancing yellow/orange flames and felt their warmth take… Read More