-
Join 666 other followers
Books by W Franklin
Blogroll
- A Family Affair
- Appalachian Mountain Brookies
- Bridging the Gap
- Call of the Stream
- Colorado Chelsea
- Costa Rica Living and Birding
- David J. Bauman
- Fishing Through Life
- FootHills Publishing
- Hanna's Walk
- Jet Eliot
- Landing in the PNW
- Naturalist Weekly
- OldPlaidCamper
- Slate Run Sportsmen
- The Literary Fly Fisher
- The Outside Bend
- Troutrageous!
- Wild Trout Streams
- Wood Thrush Books
- Yeah, Another Blogger
Tag Archives: blogging
Ten Years On, Still Learning
Rivertop Rambles debuted 29 October 2011 with a short narrative commencing my Slate Run Odyssey series and the quiet start of a 10-year journey with this blog. I was certainly new to the game a decade ago and, frankly, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anniversary, blogging, celebration, education, fishing, odyssey, Rivertop Rambles, Slate Run, ten years on, writing
29 Comments
Maybe There’s a River
Whereas many areas of western New York are currently enjoying an adequate amount of summer rain, I know that so much of our country, particularly in the western regions, is in serious drought exacerbated by some unbelievably hot temperatures… For … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, Desert Rainbows, drought, essay, hope, monsoon, nature, New Mexico, night rain, poetry, river, White Sands, Wings Over Water, writing
12 Comments
Old Woodenhead’s Wish
[In this rapidly changing world of ours, I’m glad that some things are relatively stable and unchanging. For example, it’s December and the winter snow and ice are here again, and Old Woodenhead (my alter-ego of December’s Holi-Daze) has made … Continue reading
Stream of Dreams #500
I don’t know where I’m going with this. In a cold pre-dawn morning I need some kind of lift, a shot of warmth perhaps, another cup of coffee, another word to type on this computer. Do you ever feel that … Continue reading
Heading Off, December
I revisited a favorite salmon creek on a chilly Saturday morning and warmed up slowly to a good day of casting with an 8-weight rod. I finally found a stretch of water where, surprisingly enough, the landlocks were as busy … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, December, environment, fly-fishing, gifts, landlocked salmon, nature books, Streamwalker's Journey, Walt Franklin, wild trout, writing
14 Comments
An Annual Bath
Over the weekend I was hoping to find a subject worthy of writing up as my 400th narrative post for Rivertop Rambles. Times were hard, or so it seemed. I managed to secure yet another reading date promoting Beautiful Like … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Allegheny River, bath, blogging, domestic tranquility, fly-fishing, freedom, Lyman Run, nature, post 400, Rubber Room, swamping, therapy, too late to stop, Walt Franklin books
20 Comments
More Than Fish, Alone
Back in the day when I read poetry to the public and published lots of stuff in magazines and in books, I had a small but certain following of people who, for the most part, haven’t followed my transition over … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, brook trout, community, Earth Day, fish, Genesee, Genesee River, Gold, headwaters, narrative, nature, opening day, PA, Pine Creek, poetry, streamer, Triple Divide, West Branch, wild trout
23 Comments
Good Writing, Lousy Health, and Love
I viewed the cooling of my blog statistics and an overall decrease in the comments left by readers of RR. I got to thinking this was not a positive development. I wasn’t sure what it meant, but I was willing to consider the … Continue reading
Rivertop Rambles 