Good Riddance 2013
After a nearly disastrous start to the year, the wife and I were both ready to say good riddance 2013 by midnight last night. March 1st I was finally hired…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, Wrap it Up
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ As far as I'm concerned, the removal of the 175 year old, nearly 8 foot tall dam…
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…
Illinois Deer Population and EHD
Ran into an old guy while out driving around yesterday. He lives on a hoarder infested farmette a few miles out of town. Says he has indisputable evidence that the…
Eagle Watching on the Fox River
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think there would come a day when I could go eagle watching on the Fox River. And yet, from my front porch…
Awwww… How Cute
The kittens are now 5 months old. Three of them have been sent to homes of others where they are all doing quite well. Two of them my wife refuses…
Driving on 290 Toward Rockford
That's all the text message said, Driving on 290 toward Rockford, and there was a photo attached. I had to have Nina email me the photos, the screen on my…
Picture Rejects
For as long as I can remember I've been dealing with images on some level. This started with the simple reading of comic books and their frame after frame of…
Last Fishing Trip of the Year
Got out Sunday morning for what will probably be my last fishing trip of the year. Well, maybe, but all indications are that it will be my last. The first…