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Tag Archives: hemlocks
A Blue Jay Way
I’m not sure how George Harrison arrived at his lyrical “Blue Jay Way,” but I arrived at mine by heading down to metro Pittsburgh for a Pirates game against the Toronto Blue Jays (the latter slightly favored by most of … Continue reading
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Tagged aviary, baseball, birding, Blue Jays, family, fireworks, fly-fishing, hemlocks, Laurel Hill State Park, nature, Pirates, Spruce Bog, travel
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In Praise of Hemlock
Indeed, the most precious things of life are often close at hand, obtained with little cost, and we give our thanks for what sustains us. A short walk from my home is a grove of hemlock trees. I often enter … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, ecology, forests, hemlocks, John Burroughs, nature, poetry, preservation, solitude, spirituality, woolly adelgid, writing
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The Hemlock Grove
Preparing for a long road trip into western places where I like to believe that a fly-fishing spirit can really soar at times like this, it’s good to remind myself that one needn’t go far in order to find a … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, hemlocks, hermit thrush, In the Hemlocks, John Burroughs, naturalist, nature, poetry, solitude, song, Spirit, travel, writing
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Small Stream Shuffle and Forest Romp
Over the past week and a half the streams and rivers of this region have settled into normal summertime flows, and I’m actually looking forward to a bit of rain again. The fishing has been good, and the streams and … Continue reading
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Tagged bamboo, bells, birding, Chenunda Creek, Dyke Creek, E.A. Poe, fly-fishing, forest, Genesee River, hemlocks, hiking, music, nature, Pine Creek, poetry, Slate Run, small streams, thrushes, Water Sentinels, wild trout
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Waterdog (2)
[This is a continuation of the series that commenced on 1/24/15. A third and final post on the subject will follow soon…] I’d been keeping an eye on this headwater stream for nearly a decade, giving thought now and then … Continue reading
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Tagged brook trout, Genesee River, headwaters, hemlocks, landowners, nature, professionals, remediation, small streams, T-2, TU, volunteers, waterdog
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Red Fox, Hemlock Woods, and Me
Sitting at my desk I heard the screeching sounds that came from either the front yard or the woods beyond. Since the air temp had risen into the 20s overnight, I thought raccoons had come out of their dens to … Continue reading
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Tagged fox behavior, fox chase, fox vocals, hemlocks, John Muir, red fox, threads in the fabric, what the fox says, winter walks, winter wildlife
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Rivertop Rambles 