Author Archives: canoelover

Seems fitting my 500th blog posting is about an odonate, one that I’ve never seen before even though they’re fairly common. S. vicinum, or a Yellow-Legged Meadowhawk. This particular Sympetrum likes to perch on the ground, and I just about … Continue reading →

I love late summer days, especially sunrises. The light quality this time of year is begging for photographers to get up early and stay up until sundown. The reds of the sunsets are most memorable, but as you might recall … Continue reading →

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When I was invited to paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail with a group of writers, photographers and retailers (they considered me a triple threat), I had no idea what I was in for. I had seen pictures of the … Continue reading →

…from someone who wants to help me “monetize my blog.” Apparently I have enough readers (thanks!) to warrant it. I replied that I was earning everything I expected from my blog already. I love to blacksmith. I tried a few … Continue reading →

My flight is in a few hours, but I can’t sleep because a) I’m stoked to be going paddling and b) the place where a hornet stung me on my head itches like a sonofab-tch. Oh…didn’t I mention that I … Continue reading →

Great trip. Lovely family. I’ll write more when I get back from the Northeast. Two weeks of paddling! Respectfully and somewhat exhaustedly submitted, Canoelover P.S. Of course I saw odes. Here’s a fairly rare Gomphus graslinellus, a Pronghorn Clubtail. The … Continue reading →

…unless we get a good connection somewhere, which is unlikely. We’ll be off the grid until next Saturday, then I’m gone another five days on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The picture above has nothing to do with this. But … Continue reading →

…so I hope you understand the anguish that tormented my soul while my computer sat at Computer Medics getting a new motherboard and processor. Here he is, a lovely Libellula saturata, a Flame Skimmer. What I learned last week: 1) … Continue reading →

…and here’s proof. More to come as I have time. It’s not like time stopped when the laptop went into a coma. I still did stuff. Took pictures of stuff. Lived life to its fullest. The bad news: $500.00 poorer. … Continue reading →