Author Archives: Jason

Hiking

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Jason

Last week I managed to get over to Ash Creek for a short hike. The weather, which had been really nice the day before, had gotten pretty nasty. But I was craving some exercise outdoors and decided that a little … Continue reading →

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River Update

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Jason

Here’s a short update about life on the river. The Eagles we have living across the river seem to have hatched their eggs. We can’t see into the nest but on more than one occasion it seems as if Phil … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Gardening with Frank!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Jason

by Melissa Pahl I, for one, am very excited about today. First – some background. Last weekend I volunteered to help do a controlled burn at Frank’s Hill. First of all , I’ve never been allowed, much less encouraged to … Continue reading →

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Controlled Burn

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jason

So today is Monday, April 4, 2011. Over the weekend Melissa had the opportunity to do something pretty cool and even though I wasn’t with her I thought I’d write about it anyway. Plus she shot some video on her … Continue reading →

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Tower Hill

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Jason

Well, it’s been quite a while since I posted an update. Today is the perfect day to do a little writing that isn’t work related. It’s raining a freezing rain outside right now – forming icicles on the bird feeder … Continue reading →

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Knapp Creek

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Jason

Unlike most mornings (which start out with a dense fog over the river and the fields) today started out absolutely bright and clear with a decent breeze coming off of the water. With the sunshine coming off the river the … Continue reading →

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Hickory Nuts

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jason

In the front of the house (river side) we have a great big Hickory tree. This tree has been here forever. A doctor built this house back in the early 1970’s. When he did, he made sure to build it … Continue reading →

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The Moon, Mars and S’Mores!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jason

Well we finally did it. A couple of weeks back it finally cooled off enough at night that we had a bonfire on the river’s edge. We had a LOT of twigs, branches, and scrap wood that needed to be … Continue reading →

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Fly Away

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Jason

One thing you learn pretty quickly here in the country is that September and October mean one thing in small towns: Fall Festival. It appears that this is the time of year when all of the clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl … Continue reading →

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Killer Cat

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Jason

    So the weather has started to change. It actually started to get cooler here at the house a few weeks ago. The days would still get in the high 70’s or even the low 80’s but the nights … Continue reading →

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