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My son and I sit atop the freshly felled Hemlock in our yard.
Crashing coniferous
There are a few constants when living in the woods of Northeastern PA. The first is that there will be trees. The second is that said trees will grow and at least some will need to be cut down. When … more
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Rorick was delighted with his first experience on a boat.
The time we caught nothing
My father will likely scold me for publicly admitting we ever went out fishing and failed to catch something. So for the sake of his pride, I will explain right up front that it was a last-minute … more
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Yellow squash fritters
Like many folks in the current climate, I’ve been spending a lot more time in the kitchen, trying desperately to use up the overabundant items from my garden. The yellow squash seem to have … more
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My little blue swallow poses in the door of her fancy home.
Aviary abodes
I often like to write about my recent adventures, things I do with my family outside and just a general appreciation for nature, which I feel so inspired by. Sometimes I have a hard time coming up … more
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My wife Chelsea surveying our winged livestock as we load the truck to harvest our chickens.
Feeding the dream
One by one, my waddling broilers were handed off to my wife as she loaded the transport crate in the back of the truck with our freshly finished meat birds. Catching the chickens was hardly a chore … more
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Finished with this wood pallet planter, my appreciative wife’s first question was if I could make a few more.
Weathered wood
Take a drive through the countryside; see the blossoming apple trees, the fresh green foliage and the beauty of the wildlife. On my drive to work this morning, I was blessed with seeing three … more
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There’s some things a country man has got to have on hand: Lassos are on my short list.
It all hangs on this
There I hung about eight feet off the ground with the ladder top a mere foot beneath my outstretched boot. My grip slipping off the newly installed roof, I attempted to surrender as much ground as I … more
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This oyster mushroom kit was not only fun to grow but only took a week and a half from start to finish.
Making mushrooms
Many folks have taken to new hobbies as a byproduct of being isolated at home: starting seeds, preparing gardening beds, or impatiently planting outdoors in sheer obstinance and rebellion to snowy … more
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My humble chicken hut functions well, but 25 new chicks have inspired me to expand.
The certainty of sweat
Something you’ve likely heard a few hundred times in the past few weeks is the phrase “in these uncertain times.” If you’re like me, you are “certain” that you are … more
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There’s nothing quite so satisfying as the first cut into a freshly baked loaf of bread.
Baking memories
The air around was warm and sweet, filled with the scent of flour, coffee and a delectable note of yeast. My black fabric apron showed miniature clashes with white powder and dried sticky dough where … more
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Fishing tails
Feet kicked up, hat brim low. One eye peripherally guiding the boat as it chugs along as the other resting lazily on the stern where the lines lay taught, spread wide behind the trolling vessel. The … more
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My neighbor’s sap house cooking down that watery sap into sweet maple syrup.
A sappy story
Smoke filled the sky across the road at our neighbor’s house; white puffy billows came upward from behind their garage. Even fully aware that it was sap season, I was at first startled and … more
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Although they can be both a nuisance and a blessing, I look forward to seeing my chickens out and about scratching through the fresh soil—hopefully not in my garden boxes like years past…
A look ahead
Have you ever owned one of those nifty weather gauges that gives an insightful summation of the current climate and such? Growing up, our family had a wooden plaque on the front porch with a … more
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Hundreds of folks milled about the Honesdale Gymnasium enjoying Wayne County Ag Day.
Wayne County Ag Day
Part of living out here means if you aren’t a farmer, then you know at least five people who are. Part of the appeal to living in this area is the closeness to agriculture that we all get to … more
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My son and I enjoying the annual Wild Game Dinner at Calkins Baptist Church.
Mid-winter merriment
Every year, the Calkins Baptist Church in Wayne County hosts an annual Wild Game Dinner. At the event, dozens of folks bring savory samplings of their recent quarry from the fall hunting season. Over … more
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The deer who dared race with my car certainly wasn’t the winner, but then again neither was my car.
Oh deer...
The way out here isn’t all good things. Neither is it the thriller-inspiring dark woods that so many urban folks think it is. What I mean to say, in this dichotomy of pros and cons of living in … more
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Here you see the primal cuts of our hog, separated and ready for further processing.
New year, new meat
A new year is upon us, and that means a couple of things out here in the sticks. Folks are staying indoors, ambitious gardeners are perusing the seed catalogues and, if you’re like me, the … more
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Here sits our perfect Rorick-sized Christmas tree in all of its two-foot glory.
The perfect Christmas tree
The snow has fallen and most folks have already completed their Christmas decorating and shopping. Families are wrapping presents and putting the final touches on the tree. Many flock to events like … more
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The family lines up to boast a tailgate full of pheasants and chukars harvested Thanksgiving morning.
A Thanksgiving tradition
Flurries gusted by as the clouds rolled overhead, making for a slightly grey and indecisively chilly Thanksgiving Day. Braving the brisk morning stood my wife and family, clicking shell after shell … more
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This young four-point buck was struck by a vehicle and pinned under the guard rail.
For the good of the cause
Hunting is about much more than the hunt and the harvest—it’s a lifestyle that permeates much of what you do throughout the entire year. There’s a charge of stewardship that goes … more
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