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…
Once Upon a Time, I was going to Disappear
I no longer have a clue how I'm going to get there, but my goal at one time, which was attainable years ago, was to go live on some acreage…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, Mostly Done With One Section
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ In case you haven't done it, you might want to download this pdf of the construction plans…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, So That’s What all the Noise Was
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ If there's a benefit to sitting around waiting to be called back to work, it's being around…
Shooting Out Street Lights
The other day at 9 PM I stepped out on my front porch to smoke the last cheap cigar of the day. Earlier in the day I spent a couple…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, Moving Right Along
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ With the short week due to the New Year on Tuesday, it's only been three days since…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update
Better Late than Never
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ One of my goals for 2012 was to put up weekly updates on the removal of the…
My 2013 Fishing Resolution
In 2012 I got out fishing roughly 75 times. That's a very rough estimate and most likely on the low side, but for the sake of argument, I'll say 75.…
Bald Eagles in Yorkville Again
In the 1960's I had already assumed I would never see a bald eagle in the wild. I assumed that if I ever made it to my mid 50's, they…