Monthly Archives: February 2019

Cocoa

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Jerry Johnson

  Cocoa Climb into the boat dripping wet and shake off, hand him a mangled duck covered in marsh mud, and he gives you half his braunschweiger sandwich, treats you like a gift from the Celtic god Nodens. But come … Continue reading →

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In the grip of the Vortex

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Jerry Johnson

Bright sunshine promised a warm morning for snowshoeing. But the thermometer said the Sun was a deceiver: the temperature was 7 degrees below zero. Sub-zero days have been commonplace this winter. The coldest day in our part of the North … Continue reading →

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Sport hunting

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Jerry Johnson

“Hunting,” the Old Man said, “is the noblest sport yet devised by the hand of man. There were mighty hunters in the Bible, and all the caves where the cave men lived are full of carvings of assorted game the … Continue reading →

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Clean slate

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Jerry Johnson
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On the road to recovery

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Jerry Johnson

The road to recovery from obsessive compulsive disorder is a long march over rocky ground, and support from caring friends speeds the journey. Sometimes this support arrives in a package marked “tough love,” but the gift is no less valuable … Continue reading →

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Magnetic North

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Jerry Johnson

Tracked and pointed by my French spaniel Abbey, the rooster pheasant hunkering in the last patch of weedy cover at the field’s edge had only one more option for escape. He launched himself skyward squawking insults at Abbey, flipped his … Continue reading →

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