I was hoping to get my step-father, Bob in place for a fall turkey this day. One obstacle we encountered early was the left over snow from Saturday. The remaining snow patches were iced and very crunchy. We tried to stay in the areas melted off when possible. I stopped higher on the hill [...]
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Great Day Afield
Posted in Fall Turkey Hunting, Wildlife on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Another Fine Autumn Day
Posted in Early Flintlock, Wildlife on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bob and I walked up the hill in the pre-dawn grays. Recent rains had ceased but the cloud cover still darkened the sky. This changed as the sun came through around midmorning. Bob, using a .44 magnum elected to watch a field until about 9:30 when he had to leave. He saw 5 deer. [...]
Beautiful Autumn Day
Posted in Early Flintlock, Misc. Nature, Wildlife on October 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last Monday, October 17th, I spent the day completing various tasks. My step-father, Bob and I hauled a new refrigerator to my basement. Earlier this year our fridge went “kaput”. Laurie and I decided a new one would be of benefit since deer season was upon us and meat storage would be of necessity since I do [...]
Walks; Music; Events; Bible Seminar; Shooting…
Posted in Hikes, Historical, Music, My Family, Wildlife on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday evening, October 1st, I received a call from Lori Harris of the Family life TV Station in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. She and her husband, David Croyle were in need of some music for their Sunday Night Live show. Some phone calls were made and by evening’s end some music would be present for the [...]
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 [...]
Flag Day Hike
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, Wildlife on June 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My Old Glory Flag waved proudly as I left to drop off the car for inspection. I parked early and headed down the tracks to see what wildlife I would see this fine morning. I traveled approximately three miles one way down the tracks. These are the same tracks mentioned in a spring blog. The [...]
7th Day Bear
Posted in 2011 Spring Gobbler Season, Wildlife on May 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I chose to go to the state game lands in hope of seeing and hearing those gobblers again. The rapidly growing grasses were holding much dew. The woods were soaked in with a heavy fog. I was concerned with hunting pressure it being a Saturday, but having less than 5 hours of sleep, the [...]
Five Miles In The Woods
Posted in Hikes, My Family, Wildflowers, Wildlife on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
False Hellebore Bob walking the plank After Bob and I ate a hearty breakfast, we left Susie (my springer spaniel) and mom to fend for themselves at home. We entered the woods after 9:00 to study the Cherry Run area for turkey signs and whatever else we could observe. The first obstacle we encountered [...]
“Critters”
Posted in Wildflowers, Wildlife on March 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
March is a great month for firsts. This is a time when a number of “critters” reconvene back to good ”ole” Pennsylvania to begin their annual courtship and mating cycles. Although, a native, I noticed the first groundhog of the spring on March 7th. The little guy seemed slightly confused as it walked along a barren field [...]
Allegheny River Backwater
Posted in Hikes, Misc. Nature, Wildlife on March 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Boy, the time has flown past since my last blog. This is not because I was not involved in things. I just haven’t been active with my site. I have been playing quite a bit of music. I played five times in seven days last week. I have been doing some yard work too. [...]
