Well, I was gonna make stuffed bell peppers for dinner, but an evening by the campfire was calling, and so was my new Firebox Stove Titanium Nano! So I just chopped everything up and made a skillet…
A lovely Spring sunset lights the web of a bowl-and-dolly spider somewhere in the Hoosier National Forest. The forecast called for rain but we were given reprieve, if temporarily. So another campfire was in order….
Praise for the bucket
If you’ve spent much time with me, and especially if you’ve had the chance to spend any time surveying my outdoor gear, you know that I’m a big fan of things that serve multiple purposes….
The nice thing about wade fishing a river is that, in those moments, there is nothing else. Naught but the kiss of the sun, the caress of the breeze, the song of the water. The…
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it TRUE? Is it NECESSARY? Is it KIND?” On any given Sunday, that’s pretty sound advice. But in our current communication climate, it might…
Changing of the sun guard
As you may know, I wrote a song called “Bad & Better Angels.” In that spirit, I have some “bad & better” news. You may also remember (and have certainly seen) my beloved Orvis hat…
This is one of my favorite hats. Okay, maybe my favoritest (yes, I know that isn’t a word). Anyhow, I think I’ve had it about 8 or 9 years now. I think of it the…
Tensions at the feeders have been running high the last few days. There are hundreds of birds and only 2 seed feeders and a suet cake. I looked out yesterday and it had come to…
Sitting in the glow of our sweet little Fraser Fir, replete with old-fashioned-as-God-intended incandescent bulbs and little red bows. Early in their life as husband and wife, my parents found themselves short on Christmas decorations…
I have a box of ornaments from my childhood that has followed me through this life. I’ve been without it the last few years and was getting used to the idea that I might never…