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Goldfinches (Carduelis tristis).  There were about 15 or 20 of them working over the birch cones. That’s all. Nothing else to see here, folks.  Move along…move along.   CL

The Piccolo Man. Taken with my arm out the window at 25 mph on Regent and Park Street.  It’s him.  Promise. Canoelover

…it comes out of you, and it comes out of me. I know what you’re thinking, but that’s not where I’m at. ‘Cause you are thinking one thing, but I’m just thinking SCAT! An excellent rhyme when teaching 5th graders … Continue reading →

Hi, I’m Darren, and I swear. Really.  Not proud of it, not boasting, it’s just a fact. I do not, however, use profanity.  There’s a difference.  Profanity is using words that are profane, that is, words that are disrespectful toward … Continue reading →

Canoelover, captured in a rare photograph.  The Canoelover is a solitary  creature and since he’s usually alone, photographs are rare. Photo courtesyof Jon Stackpole, one of the few paddlers known to frequent the same habitat. Been thinking about a weird (for … Continue reading →

…and I have proof. Giant Snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii).  48 hours old. Hairy woodpeckers (Pictoides villosus).  Loud ones. This is one reason they’re loud. And of course, Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). Don’t feel like writing much, and frankly there’s not much … Continue reading →

Who says sunrises gotta be in color? ..but first I gotta go get a boat out of the warehouse.  Then I gotta stop at PembaBase and drop off a few thousand hangers.  Then I gotta pack a change of clothes … Continue reading →

Acupuncture is one of those things that scares the bejeezus out of some people, mystifies others, and is whole-heartedly accepted by a small minority of people who think sticking .18mm diameter wires into your body is a good thing. Frankly, … Continue reading →

With Canoecopia safely in the books, I took off for home from Angelo’s Pizza a little after midnight this morning.  I went to bed, got up, had breakfast, then I went back to sleep for about 5 hours more.  It … Continue reading →

It’s over. More news when my synapses aren’t full of cobwebs and other weekend detrius.    Canoelover