Sometime in the wee small hours of the Monday after Thanksgiving, I lay in my sleeping bag staring at the … More
Tag: Nature
Teach Me to Hunt?
The big buck and his does burst from the thick cover of greenbriar and cedar trees. The deer dashed at … More
Knee Deep in Autumn
As my truck wound along the narrow country road, brown oak leaves skittered across the crown and hung up in … More
50 Autumns
On an October Saturday morning 50 years ago, drops of cold rain water fell on my neck as I leaned … More
Remembering Mom
Yesterday evening I finally sat in my easy chair at the end of a busy day. My legs and back … More
The Rites of Spring
As we bumped and bounced our way along route 90 outside of Boston, people in cars beeped and waved as … More
Pardon me, I Phunted!
“Congratulations! You have been selected from the waiting list for the following race and event. Phunt: 25K on 1/18/2020″ I … More
Radio Check
Testing! Testing 1 2 3. Hello? Hi all! It’s been a while since we talked. I’ve been suffering from a … More
Island Time. Time to Think.
“Slow down to Island Time”. This was written on one of the sixty or so billboards along the route 175 … More
Runnin’ to the Rock
“Trail shoes or road shoes?” This was the question I asked myself after registering for the Run to the Rock … More
Tri’ing Again . . Sort of
“Ouch. Perhaps I better stop and have a look at my heel.” I thought this just after my Garmin clicked … More
Livin’ on the Edge . . Er . . Middle
As a teenager, I remember spending hours immersed in the words of Ernest Hemingway, Robert Ruark, and Jack O’Connor. These … More
