Tag Archives: songbirds

An Adams Will Do

Posted on June 3, 2018 by rivertoprambles

Continuing with my “wings over water” theme of late, I’ve kept an eye out for insect hatches on our trout streams but haven’t seen much yet. Oh, the Sulphur mayflies made an afternoon appearance on Cross Fork Creek. A few … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adams dry fly, brook trout, fly tying, fly-fishing, friends, Genesee River, hatches, high water, nature, Sinnemahoning, songbirds | 15 Comments

Wings Over Water

Posted on May 23, 2018 by rivertoprambles

There were plenty of quiet moments at the book signing event, so I was glad to have some fly-tying stuff on hand. My books were piled up on the corner of a table in the store; my vise stood before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, birding, fly tying, fly-fishing, migration, nature, Oswayo Creek, songbirds, Tao Te Ching, truth, Water, writing | 14 Comments

First Cast Similes

Posted on July 5, 2017 by rivertoprambles

After my first day of volunteer work with the New York DEC Region 9 small stream electro-survey crew, I found that my long-awaited fly rod had arrived. The rod is a small bamboo, a 6’6″ 3-weight custom built by Mike … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bamboo fly rod, Bob Dylan, Cane and Silk, didymo, environment, first cast, Little Gem, nature, night fishing, photography, poetry, similes, small streams, songbirds, West Branch Delaware, writing | 12 Comments

With Roots in the Sky (Finale)

Posted on June 24, 2015 by rivertoprambles

1. Just over two years ago I began a series of blog posts that I’ve called “The Cedar Run Experience.” The series has reflected my intent to fly-fish and explore the whole length of a beautiful trout stream, Cedar Run, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti-intellectualism, beauty, Cedar Run, critical thinking, fishing, freedom, headwaters, hiking, King Crimson, music, native trout, nature, philosophy, Pine Creek watershed, racism, roots, songbirds, Summer Solstice, The Cedar Run Experience Part 20, violence, walking on air | 22 Comments

A Long Walk in Steuben County, Early May, 1983

Posted on March 1, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[Years ago, my brother Pete and I, along with a friend or two, would perform an annual rite of spring– taking a long, pathless hike over the hills and thru the valleys linking the towns of Canisteo and Greenwood, NY. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bar, bed, beer, Call Hill, Canisteo, headwaters, hike, Living Sign, party, sculptor, songbirds, Steuben County, Steve Lewandowski, Susquehanna, Town of Greenwood, walk, walt/peter franklin, wildflowers | 20 Comments

Field and Forest, Pond and Hive

Posted on June 26, 2012 by rivertoprambles

The first morning of summer vacation seemed like a good time for a walk. I assembled some tools of the trade– camera, walking stick, water flask, small rod and reel– and took off for the hill. Like the hive of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bee swarm, hill walk, nature, pond life, scout bees, songbirds, spirit of the hive | 4 Comments

Summer’s Eve, Genesee

Posted on June 20, 2012 by rivertoprambles

The evening of my birthday was the day before the Summer Solstice. Another angler was parked at the upper end of the Catch-and-Release water of the Genesee River. I opted to fish alone on a quiet upstream pool near the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birthday fishes, brown trout, India Pale Ale, Japanese knotweed, Orvis boots, songbirds, Sulphur dun, Summer Solstice, upper Genesee River | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: songbirds

An Adams Will Do

Wings Over Water

First Cast Similes

With Roots in the Sky (Finale)

A Long Walk in Steuben County, Early May, 1983

Field and Forest, Pond and Hive

Summer’s Eve, Genesee

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