The Last Shot of the Day
There's always the last shot of the day. That shot when you know you're done, it's time to walk away. There's a spot I go to at Silver Springs State…
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Five eagles. Two hawks. Two pheasant, granted, they were planted birds, but they were flying. A thousand geese and ducks, give or take a hundred or two. Rabbit tracks seen…
An Interesting Series of Pictures
Well, okay, they're an interesting series of pictures to me. I know enough about cameras that you shouldn't point them directly into the sun to take a picture, but I…
Where da hell ya been man?
Well, according to my camera, which I haven't bothered plugging into the computer since August 18th, I've been out and about and took 166 photos of lame stuff while out…
North Zone Waterfowl – Ducks Done but There’s Still Geese
Wrote this on December 10th and never did anything with it… _______ Some waterfowl observations. For the first couple of weeks of the waterfowl season, it sounded like a war…
Another Day, Another Sunset
Five miles west of me, a state park. To get there, a two lane road. A couple of small subdivisions on my right, surrounded by farms and fields. Pretty much…
To: Fox River Waterfowl Hunters Below Yorkville
From: The Guy That Lives on top of the Hill Above the River Some advice... When you put your boat in the river at 4 a.m. at the boat ramp…
Was Nice out there Today
My wife and I don't sit still well. Our usual routine at the end of a day is to go for a walk at either the nearby forest preserve or…
More Things to do, Places to go
With the coming of the fall season, my last post was about Things to do, Places to go that are close to the Chicago area. This one branches out further,…