Monthly Archives: July 2013

Greenwood Diary, 1930s

Posted on July 31, 2013 by rivertoprambles

[Years ago I was given an old diary that had come from a local auction. It had been written by an anonymous farm wife from this rivertop location where I live. I saved the booklet for a while because of … Continue reading →

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The Cedar Run Experience, Part 4

Posted on July 28, 2013 by rivertoprambles

Early in the morning of Leighanne’s birthday, we were invited to dig some beautiful lilies from our neighbor’s certified gardens and to take them to the owners of the tackle shop in Slate Run. The flowers would be exchanged for … Continue reading →

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Dry Blue

Posted on July 25, 2013 by rivertoprambles

[preparing for an August visit to New Mexico, when weather conditions may be favorable, a fly-fisher looks back at the drought…] Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?– Aldo Leopold Dry Blue is both … Continue reading →

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Left of Nowhere

Posted on July 20, 2013 by rivertoprambles

I’m looking at a blank page and wondering what to write about. I’ve been writing journal entries for 43 years, so you might assume I’d have it figured out by now. Most of the time my route comes naturally, but … Continue reading →

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Secret Pond

Posted on July 15, 2013 by rivertoprambles

It’s good to have a secret pond. Ironically, once I talk about the pond, it’s not a secret anymore. Nonetheless, the place is there; you’ll have to trust me on that. The pond’s an oblong waterhole for deer. Cattails grow … Continue reading →

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Wild Neighborhood

Posted on July 13, 2013 by rivertoprambles

Beavers have moved into the neighborhood. Although increasingly common on many eastern waterways, the great rodents haven’t been seen much on the stream near our house, until recently. As I once reported here, on Brook Trout and Beaver Dams, the … Continue reading →

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Black Ants and Trout

Posted on July 8, 2013 by rivertoprambles

Summer evening, and the water temperature was a good 64 degrees.  I entered Black Willow Pool with a spinner fly at the tippet, but the surface feeders were not interested. In eastern rivertop regions, many of the caddis and mayfly … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly (Post 200)

Posted on July 5, 2013 by rivertoprambles

“Ancient flitting spirit, master of flight and precision…” bringing life from water into air from ancient Pangaea, 29-inch wings, to the 5000 species today Bighead courser through buffeting winds Ordonata, waterproof exoskeleton, tubish abdomen, and insect eater Legendary bringer of … Continue reading →

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A Week on the Ausable, Part 1

Posted on July 1, 2013 by rivertoprambles

As the rain tapped assuredly on top of our big old camper, I relaxed and decided it was good to be off the electric grid for a week. But the West Branch Ausable River near Lake Placid, New York was … Continue reading →

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