Tag Archives: personal freedom

Fishing With Thoreau

Posted on February 21, 2013 by rivertoprambles

A  summer daydream, or maybe something more. 1   I went to the creek to examine my motives for trout fishing in a hot dry month. For fishing when most streams had minimal flows and marginal water temperatures, when most stream … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Leeks and Lilacs, Down

Posted on April 24, 2012 by rivertoprambles

I knew the Earth Day storm was coming. I didn’t fish, oddly enough. It was chill and drizzly most of the day. I had minor tasks to complete at home. A “Nor’easter” was blowing toward the state. By morning there … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Elfin Bird of High Ravines

Posted on January 17, 2012 by rivertoprambles

A few years ago on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, I happened to step out to the creek where I’d soon find the secretive bird. I had known the winter wren for years prior to that occasion, but seeing it then … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments