Author Archives: canoelover

Ian has a week-long church youth group thingy called “Especially for Youth” (a.k.a. EFY) down in Normal, Illinois. Three hours a few minutes of Interstate 39 going down. I dropped off the boy, he was already chatting with a really … Continue reading →

Ian was helping out at the shop Saturday and while clearing some brush, noticed this nest within a shrub of some sort. I had never seen a robin (Turdus migratorius*) have two babies with two eggs in the nest. Either … Continue reading →

If you spend any time driving around country roads in Wisconsin, you will eventually encounter the Midwestern phenomenon I call the GFA Syndrome. We Midwesterners tend to create giant fiberglass animals and place them in public view. The giant muskellunge … Continue reading →

Driving to Douglas County on Highway 13 is really nice. Quiet backroads, 55 gas-saving miles per hour, interesting towns—a nice pace for a vacation. But if you have to eat something besides Subway or McDonalds, your odds diminish rapidly after … Continue reading →

You’ll have to excuse the plethora of odonatia this season, but it is the high season for odonates and I’m making hay while the sun shines. Again, I walked behind the shop and again, lots of fun stuff. Still lots … Continue reading →

I took a little 20 minute break from the computer today to get outside for some fresh air. There is a lot of odonate activity these days, lots of pairing off and territorial zooming around. Lots of Calico Pennants (Celithemis … Continue reading →

The name of this blog is canoelover’s blog. It stands to reason that an actual canoe shows up here from time to time. So I got a new boat. Today I took a short paddle behind the shop and my … Continue reading →

The best thing about camping in a rural, lightly populated area is the ability to walk around holding hands. Down the middle of a road. For miles, with no sign of an automobile. P.S. It is not an optical illusion … Continue reading →

I seriously racked up some good husband points (GHPs) tonight. Stephanie needed to bolster her supply of brassieres. By bolster, I mean replace the one left that was about ready to die. You see, like all sane women, my sweetheart … Continue reading →

My friends Dustin and Hovas have a sweet little home they built on a section of land outside Bayfield, WI. It’s a home-grown effort, and while it lacks some of the fit and finish you find on a custom-built home, … Continue reading →