Tag Archives: humor

Strange Fruit and Other Start-Ups

Posted on July 24, 2020 by rivertoprambles

1. I had a couple of non-related flashbacks to the late 1980s. In the first one I recalled a winter night, trundling off to a movie at Alfred U., in which our four-month-old son experienced his first theater production. Woody … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bananas, family, flashbacks, hiking, history, humor, literature, Lyman Run, nature, Slate Run, trout, Woody Allen, writing | 16 Comments

Indian Pipe (World Among Many)

Posted on July 22, 2019 by rivertoprambles

With roots set deep, with leaves translucent, the plant’s waxy fingers pull death from the ground. The Corpse Plant, epiparasitic, is a smoky spirit of the dark woods, of fecund banks near rotting beech or pine trees, nodding its head … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged community, destruction, environment, fishing, humor, Indian Pipe, nature, photography, poetry, politics, writing | 18 Comments

Aftermath (There’s Something Funny Going On)

Posted on August 1, 2016 by rivertoprambles

(1) There’s something funny going on around here, something that will probably have a happy ending once the dust has settled. For example, the guys who have gutted our old kitchen and completely renovated the beast are likely to receive … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, beavers, birthdays, energy, humor, kitchen, nature, Niagara Falls, photography, poetry, science, something funny, storms, tornado, twister | 28 Comments

The Inspection Sticker (“He Won’t Get Drunk No More”)

Posted on February 18, 2016 by rivertoprambles

[Please stand by… My annually renewed “Inspection Sticker” for this blog, the sticker that assures safe rambling for one and all, has run its course. I’m off track as the winter season bottoms out and I’m forced to stay inside. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1960s, alcohol, art, bar, drunkenness, fiction, friendship, garage, Holy Modal Rounders, humor, introspection, music, nature, photography, The Ventures, writing, youth | 14 Comments

The Greenwood Jumbies

Posted on December 28, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Old Woodenhead at Christmas. It was time for Old Woodenhead to pick up the rod again. It was time to catch a fish at the waterfall and offer it to the frying pan of all his readers– if they weren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged barbecue, Christmas, global warming, hiking, Holiday traditions, humor, Moko Jumbies, Old Woodenhead, rural living, spirits, Virgin Islands, winter, wrecks | 21 Comments

Wild (No Need For a Gun)

Posted on September 29, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[Pssst…A whisper from the shadows? Yeah, I’ve got some news about a book. My first new one in about five years. From Wood Thrush Books… Beautiful Like a Mayfly can be previewed at the Amazon link under “Works” in the sidebar … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, Bob Webber, Bob Webber Trail, defense, Golden Eagle Trail, guns, hiking, humor, monarch butterflies, mountains, nature, PA trails, photography, Pine Creek, rattlesnakes, Ravenshorn, wilderness, Wolf Run Wild Area | 28 Comments

The Slate Run Trout and Senior Citizen Update

Posted on July 23, 2015 by rivertoprambles

I’ve never been good at remembering people’s names, and it doesn’t get any easier with age and experience. Allow me to explain. The weather forecast for Slate Run, Pennsylvania wasn’t looking good: a high of 87 degrees, with drenching humidity … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aging, fly-fishing, Harry Nilsson, humor, jokes, Joy, names, nature, old guys, Rose, senior citizens, Slate Run, wild trout | 22 Comments

Pillow Cases (Kid You Not)

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[What’s goin’ on here, anyway? Have the “shack nasties” settled in so badly that Old Man Winter just rambles around the place while looking for the Exit sign and forcing me to write stuff like… well, you’ll see. I mean, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bureaucracy, counselor, fiction, ghost, humor, memos, Michael Hurley, non-fiction, pillow case, plantation, school, shack nasties, Slagbrain, teacher, Twilight Zone, warp, Zen | 6 Comments

Ridgerunner (Wiscoy Creek)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Wiscoy Creek, in Wyoming County, western New York, is one of my favorite trout streams in the state, even though it’s well north of my favored hill country. There’s a lot of public water to be fished on this 20-mile … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bliss, dry flies, fly-fishing, folk art, folktales, humor, James Glimm, Pine Creek, ridgerunner, trout decoy, trout tales, wild trout, Wiscoy Creek | 14 Comments