Introducing Quill Gordon’s Story Time
I like to read well written short stories about the outdoors. The specific topic is unimportant, as long as it is well written. My bookshelf is stuffed with books of…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, Rain, Ice, Snow Stops Everything
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ The other day I got out when it stopped raining to take a look at the Blackberry…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, After the Rain
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ After raining for over 24 hours and dumping a fair amount of rain on the area, curiosity…
Please Don’t put up Pictures of Fog
But I like fog. I like the way it visually cuts me off from my surroundings. This one wasn't horribly dense, but you could see nothing beyond the trees on…
Bald Eagles on the Fox River Update
Yesterday I put up a post documenting my 10 mile drive from Yorkville to Montgomery along the Fox River looking for bald eagles. When I had got to 20 of…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, Brief Interlude
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ There was a lot of noise all week coming from the dam removal project on the other…
Bald Eagles on the Fox River
Apparently I wrote about bald eagles on the Fox River in Yorkville back in January of 2012. Then I did it again at the end of December 2012. But when…
Episode 5: The Proposals
Fifth in a five episode series by Steve Zakur of the blog Sipping Emergers. Episode 5: The Proposals If you plan on sending anything to your representatives about sensible gun…
Episode 4: The Emotional Problem
Fourth in a five episode series by Steve Zakur of the blog Sipping Emergers. Episode 4: The Emotional Problem For me, it will be interesting to see how many that…