Tree Procrastination Brings Blossoms
My fourteen regular readers might remember that a couple of years ago I realized some kind of trees were growing up in the middle of our lilac bushes. I had to decide, quickly, whether to […]
Tag: outdoors
Insanity and Ice Fishing, But I Repeat Myself
I hear it’s going to be a “good” year for ice fishing. I thought every year was a bad year for ice fishing. I mean, it involves standing on a frozen lake in the middle […]
Pulling The Horse Muscle, or Break In the Saddle Again
“Would you like to go on a trail ride?” my wife asked in August. (Yeah, I know. It’s taken me this long to recover from the emotional trauma enough to write about it.) Do you […]
Marketing Your Dog
In full-throated summer, colorful, chaotic farmers markets offer a hot weather oasis where you can shop for locally produced, organically grown corn while your dog is torn apart by vicious, unsupervised hellhounds. While such incidents […]
You Can Take a Hike
Lately, whenever someone invites me to go hiking, my response is usually: “You can take a hike.” That’s because, I really don’t care for hiking. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not lazy. Okay, maybe that’s […]
Germs or Motes? Waiting for the Frost
I’ve been feeling crappy the last several days: either an oncoming summer cold or a bad allergy attack (and/or lack of sleep This is a third shift worker’s go-to explanation for everything). Considering all the […]
I Love Not Camping
Summer is winding down, which means many people will be packing up to go camping for the last few times. I will not be one of them, as I do not camp. Don’t get […]
Unicorn Bites 4/29/14
3-year-old: Can I play outside? Me: Do I have to go out there with you? 3: Yeah! Me: Just watch the outdoors on TV. — Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) April 29, 2014 I wish the zombie […]
Wilderness Training 101: Stay in a Hotel
My daughter’s boyfriend is an outdoorsman, and this is funny because my daughter is not the woodsy type. His idea of roughing it is sleeping in the woods without a tent; her idea of roughing […]