Author Archives: canoelover

Sometimes things just happen with my breakfast. Does anyone else think my eggs look like Stewie Griffin’s head? Coincidence? Evidence of Chaos Theory? Bemused, Canoelover

A great weekend in Door County, Wisconsin. Lots of kayaking, lots of new friends. It was great to meet dozens of novice paddlers. I love the energy of novices — they’re like sponges. The best way to be a great … Continue reading →

Central Illinois is not normally noted for its flashy geography or diverse flora and fauna. What isn’t corn is usually soybeans. Roads are laid out on a grid, each grid enclosing a section of land (a square mile or 640 … Continue reading →

If you want to attempt catching a Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps) in flight, do the following… 1. Put your camera on 1600 ASA. 2. Shut your F-stop down as best you can to get maximum depth of field. 3. Put … Continue reading →

“Dude, Mr. Turtle’s my father…” No good pictures here. I had my bloody Olympus 1030SW which is great for candids and such but totally sucks for anything needing depth of field or shooting anything moving faster than a snail on … Continue reading →

“Hi, uh, my name’s Darren, and I’m, well…remodeling a bathroom. There. I’ve said it. Might as well get it out into the open, eh?” “Hello, Darren.” I hate remodeling. The thing I’m best at is writing checks to the various … Continue reading →

This evening I am awake when I should be asleep. There are two possible reasons for this: I ate a large bowl of homemade chocolate pudding that probably had more caffeine in it than a double-shot espresso sprinkled with powdered … Continue reading →

Thursday was an interesting day. With Wife 1.0 out of school for the summer, things change at Canoelover Manor. After an appropriate day of rest (or two), Wife 1.0 takes on what we call projects. Projects that would have been … Continue reading →

…it just landed on me. There were tons of odes out on Monday. There were a few who followed us along, zipping back and forth across our bows. Tough to identify species in that case…but you can definitely tell what … Continue reading →

We went for a paddle today…lovely weather. Took Gracie along, because who doesn’t love having a water dog along for the ride? Besides, I have to write a story for Sierra Magazine for the May 2010 issue on dog paddling…i.e., … Continue reading →