Category Archives: Nature

Spring Equinox 2021

March 20, 2023 – 1:43 am

This year was a so-so winter. Snow came late in Marcu and the bitter cold was a rare visitor to the City That Never Sleeps. On several occasions I exited from the 387 Commune in my ski gear, which was good for -20 Fahrenheit. Today the thermometer hit 60 and I celebrated the Spring Equinox […]

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Rain, Sleet, and Snow

March 18, 2023 – 7:12 am

Back in 2012 St. Padraic’s Day was blessed with spring weather. The next day was even warmer, especially since I had traveled south to the Northern Neck of the Potomac. Charles, Ms. Carolina, and I stood at the end of the dock. A super-sized moon roses over the far shore and the equinox sun set […]

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-40 – Wildcat – 1971

March 5, 2023 – 1:01 pm
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A Walk In The Douglas Forest

February 5, 2023 – 3:05 am

Douglas, Alaska lies across the Gastineau Channel from Juneau underneath Mt. Douglas. Originally a staging ground of the Auke and Taru people for battles against rival tribes, the Treadwell and Douglas townships served the miners of the Juneau gold fields. The population grew to 1722 at the turn of the 20th Century. An explosion ripped […]

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THE LITTLEST BEAR

February 4, 2023 – 9:11 am

Vernon fished the Casco Bay from Peakes Island. The other day-fishers know his boat. A 1985 Seaway 22-footer ran the Drunken Ledge, the Cod Ledges, Big Ridge, and the Tanta’s ‘punkin bottom’ for pollock and cod in the winter. All in sight of the Ram’s Head Light station. Vernon was 56. Fishing was all he […]

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