Sleepy Bees
I've always noticed that on cool, damp, drizzly days the bees don't like to move around much. Rather than busy bees, they tend to be sleepy bees. Directly out my…
Sunset in the Neighborhood
Sunset in the neighborhood. You take what you can get. Or, you take what you got. I live a short block from some busy railroad tracks. Tiki the Bitch Queen…
In These Woods
In these woods, no one would hear you moan. Oh, baby. Oh, baby, baby. All I can tell you is that it's on an island. Just before walking up on…
A Slight Shift in the Season
Today I could see, feel and smell a slight shift in the season. Meteorologically after all, summer is two thirds of the way to being over. I sit outside on…
I Gave up on Morel Hunting
I gave up on morel hunting this year. For over a decade while out creek hopping and wandering through the woods in the spring, I scoured the woods looking for…
Illinois Catchable Trout Program
Three years ago I put up a post that does a decent job of treating the Illinois Catchable Trout Program like the joke that I think it is. I actually…
I was Reading the Latest Gray’s Sporting Journal
I was reading the latest Gray's Sporting Journal, an endeavor that could take a few weeks considering I only read it while sitting and eating a leisurely meal. How many…
Nope, You’re Good…
...it's not cancer, just an old gnarly callus. That ended today what I knew was being considered months earlier. The months culminated on Christmas Eve when the dentist first said…
McDonald’s, I don’t get it
McDonald's, I don't get it. And yet they recently reported a $6.9 BILLION profit for the last quarter. That's profit. I didn't hear how much was brought in for the…