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Tag Archives: Thanksgiving
Toward the Long Sleep
Rambling ever onward toward the long sleep known by hibernators in the northern countryside, I am grateful for continued wakefulness, appreciating the days and hours as we have them. Grateful, giving thanks, even, for good health, for family, friends, wild … Continue reading
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Tagged black bear, gratefulness, hibernation, long sleep, nature, poetry, stewardship, Thanksgiving, writing
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Blue Ridge Bound
Day 1: I began the day by scraping frost off the windshield, but then enjoyed the sun rising over the mountains and the North Fork Moormans. It was surprising to find this trout stream in Shenandoah National Park as low … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Mountains, brook trout, fly-fishing, hiking, Moormans, mystery, photography, Rapidan, Shenandoah Nat'l Park, Thanksgiving, travel, Virginia, White Oak Canyon
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Monster Blues and Salmon, Too
The blues I’m referring to are not a giant saltwater fish. They’re a form of musical expression that I find quite useful for moving beyond a disappointing and even frightful political season this November. In a moment or two I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Head Todd, blues, Clemens Center, Fall Creek, fly-fishing, landlocked salmon, marriage, moonrise, Mud Morganfield, music, nature, photography, politics, Ronnie Brooks, sunsets, Thanksgiving, Willie Dixon
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Against the Current
It’s just like me to say, alright, it’s the first day of firearms season for deer in New York, so I’ll make myself scarce and head to Pennsylvania for some fly fishing. And then it’s just like me to say, … Continue reading
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Tagged against the current, Beautiful Like a Mayfly, fishing, Fly Fishing Slate Run, hunting, nature, Old Dominion, peace, Thanksgiving, violence
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Cold Turkey
Last Saturday I made a brief visit to Naples Creek. The signs weren’t looking good. Again I found low clear water, which means poor fishing on the Finger Lake tributaries for anyone looking to find larger trout. And then the … Continue reading
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Tagged cold turkey, fly-fishing addiction, roast turkey, soft-hackle flies, Thanksgiving, winter fly-fishing
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Schoolhouse Riffle
Standing in big Pine Creek on a mid-November morning was a cold affair. Beads of ice clung to the rocks and weeds along the bank. The sky was cloudless but at 10:30 a.m. the sun had yet to bathe my … Continue reading
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Tagged fall fishing, fly fishing for browns, life lessons, Pine Creek, Slate Run, Slate Run Tackle Shop, Thanksgiving
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Rivertop Rambles 