With the gusting of a warm wind, a whirl of fallen and dried autumn leaves wrapped around me like a cyclone and circled toward the sky. In a flash, the leaves were as high as the treetops and kept moving into the open skies where they were unceremoniously scattered like colorful ...
Upper Peninsula Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers trolling in the bays were catching lake trout in good numbers when using artificial lures such as flies, spoons and stick baits. Anglers also had luck casting for lake trout in shallow near shore waters. Some anglers were jigging in the bays for splake with natural baits and reported a great amount of success. Big Traverse Bay/South Portage Entry Canal: Anglers were trolling and jigging with some success for lake trout. Trolling anglers were using artificial baits such as spoons and flies, while jigging anglers were using natural baits ...
“Scarecrow on a wooden cross, blackbird in the barn,” – John Mellencamp The first sound I heard after I slipped outside the back door that morning was the croaking squawk of an old raven. He sounded upset about the cold and the snow. I couldn’t blame him. It wasn’t even mid-October and the ground was white with fresh snow, the temperature floating a few degrees below freezing. I inspected some deer tracks that crisscrossed the yard heading back and forth from the woods to the apple trees. There the pink blush on the inchworm-green fruit lay under a thick cover of ...
With autumn in the air and Halloween looming, bring some spookiness to your vacation with a haunted itinerary. These chilling destinations offer spine-tingling histories, unexplained phenomena and the chance for an unforgettable ghost encounter. Scary movies, haunted houses and ghoulish ...
“Even though it’s snowing, love is up there growing in the magic tree,” – Steve Forbert I remember that late winter day very well. The night before, a storm packing heavy wet snow had come through the area, weighing down the branches of anything growing with a thick, white glaze. In our backyard, two brave and weary apple trees – grayed, aged and vulnerable –stood as tall and as best they could. They had been there for decades, through all kinds of weather. However, like with people, the older you get, the tougher adversity and challenges can be. A rain you might ...
On average, people need to spend 67 minutes outside each day in order to feel refreshed, according to new research. A poll of 2,000 U.S adults reveals that more than half of Americans (57%) now crave time spent outdoors more than ever before. Conducted by Talker Research on behalf of ...
