I was high on the hill at 5:10 A.M. waiting to see what the new dawning would bring. I heard a “Swoooosh” directly behind me and immediately turned to see a whip-or-will passing within feet of my head! I could hear another on off in the distance doing its familiar call. I went farther south into [...]
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Hunting But Not Getting!
Posted in 2012 Spring Gobbler Season, Wildflowers on May 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Black Moshannon
Posted in Hikes, Wildflowers on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I was up and about early this morning of May 17th. I planned to head to the Black Moshannon Forest area to see what I might do…hike…fish… ?? I traveled through Renova, Pennsylvania and headed south towards the Black Moshannon Forest. I was blessed to see many beautiful landscapes along the way. I stopped at various places [...]
Messed Up Again!
Posted in 2012 Spring Gobbler Season, Misc. Nature, Wildflowers on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My strategy was simple. I would sneak in well into the dark hours and try to get on the back side of this gobbler. he seems to head low and/ go across a road into posted land. I hoped to be between his roosting site and this area. It didn’t work. He was across a [...]
Love Gettin’ Soaked!
Posted in 2012 Spring Gobbler Season, Wildflowers on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I had a rough early morning. Asthmatic conditions were bothersome and reached a crescendo while driving for the hunt. The coughing became severe enough to cause me to allow some interesting ingredients to flow forth from my lungs. However, the suddenness of this event did not allow me to lower the window completely. Do I need [...]
Brisk Morning
Posted in Misc. Nature, Wildflowers on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Suzie, my diabetic Springer spaniel, awakened me around four in the morning. Efforts to fall back asleep were futile. I signes an executive order to myself…GET UP and head for the woods! The skies were emmersed with darkened and heavy clouds and a brisk wind forced me to wish I had worn a little [...]
Memories, Trout Fishing, Gobblers and Bikes
Posted in Misc. Nature, Wildflowers, Wildlife on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I, once again, headed for Cherry Run to enjoy some quality time with nature. I elected to fish a mile long section of Cherry Run that isn’t stocked with trout. This decision was made for a couple of reasons. I have many memories of this section as a boy. My great Uncle Charly Yount and Great [...]
Loving Nature
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, Wildflowers, Wildlife on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t sleep well! Suzie, my 14-year-old springer, needed to go for nature calls twice. Laurie had forgotten to turn her cell off and, for some reason, she had two texts. of course I was wakened both times. (One text was a sale ad and the other was a wrong number!) Unfortunately, when awakened, I [...]
Beautiful Morning
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, Wildflowers on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, Larry Delaney and I planned a hike last week, but the chance of rain forced a “rain check.”However, this morning proved just the opposite with a cloudless blue sky beckoning to be walked in. The site we chose this fine morning was the Armstrong Rails To Trails area from Mosgrove, Pennsylvania north to Templeton. [...]
Cherry Run Hike
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, Wildflowers on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, Frank Maus and I elected to travel the Cherry Run area for a hike. (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)The weather was like spring and to not utilize such a day would be a sin! The hills at the area I chose to hike are destined to be stripped for coal soon, so I [...]
Late Season Wildflowers
Posted in Wildflowers, Wildlife on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last Wednesday, I was to help my cousin, Donny with a task of netting numerous goldfish from his landscaping pond. The pond is five feet in the center and around 12 feet long and 6 feet in width. The pond features water lilies and water iris plants. The net we were to try was [...]
