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Continue reading →: Climbing at John Latsch
September 1, 2024 My lungs were on fire, every breath an effort. My chest heaved. I have been breathless before but never this bad. A metallic flavor began creeping into my mouth. “Oh man, this is bad – right? Are my lungs exploding? What happens if I can’t take another…
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Continue reading →: Autumn Musings
October 27, 2024 I haven’t been in the woods all summer long; except a quick paced hike at Frontenac State Park with Jesse’s (my husband) aunt, which was more about our conversation than enjoying nature. The few photos I snapped were taken in a rush. Before that, my last jaunt…
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Continue reading →: Three Generations of Women Fishing
September 28, 2017 The weather was perfect for fishing – sunny, light breeze and temperatures peaking around mid-seventies. Mom and I were going fishing with Thelma. Mom had been waiting to go fishing like a child waiting to open Christmas presents. As we drove down into the valley, Mom said,…
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Continue reading →: Dry July Woods
July 16, 2023 The air is so polluted from Canada wildfires, I can’t tell if it is sunny or cloudy. It is fairly breezy. I arrived in the woods at 3:15 pm. I bicycled along the dead end gravel road, through the pasture, and past the pond. I parked my…
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Continue reading →: An Afternoon Walk in July Woods
July 9, 202 Today, I saved my walk for the afternoon so I could spend as much time as I wanted in the woods. As always, I was armed with my camera and had my backpack with a journal, sketchbook, a couple of field guides, water and a snack. I…
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Continue reading →: Celebrating Earth Day: Planting Trees
April 22, 2024 All the ash trees in the pasture northeast of the house died last year; most likely from the combined stress of the emerald ash borer and the drought. My husband, Jesse, and our friend, Paul spent the winter cutting down the dead trees, burning the brush and…
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Continue reading →: July Explorations
July 8, 2023 I headed out across the backyard, down a slight incline to the driveway and gravel road, along the road and up a hill, turned left down into the ditch to the pasture. I turned left again, down a slope and right turn into the pasture lane. My…
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Continue reading →: Through the Oat Field to the Woods
July 3, 2023 The woods are overgrown in July and full of biting insects, even so I wanted to keep the connection to the woods going by frequent visits. This morning, I headed out across the backyard, down a slight incline to the driveway and gravel road, across the road,…
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Continue reading →: May Explorations
May 22, 2023 Two days ago, I visited the woods twice, once in the morning and then again in the evening, each time I noticed different things. Or rather I should say, I paid attention to different things. As I walked into the pasture, the dandelions distracted me first. I…
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Continue reading →: Searching For Morels
May 18, 2023 After spending the whole afternoon helping the DNR with a turtle project and having an amazing time, I wasn’t quite ready to go into the house just yet and decided to use the time off from afternoon/evening milking to go looking for mushrooms in the woods. Maybe…
In Pursuit of Wonder 