Monthly Archives: September 2022

Death Song

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Jerry Johnson

A three-mile walk north of a two-lane road through the Nebraska Sandhills transports me to another plant. Or perhaps the planet Earth as it was three hundred years ago. Pausing at the top of a high dune, I can view … Continue reading →

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Prairie grouse extinction

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Jerry Johnson

First the bison, now the sharptail grouse and prairie chickens. Animal species that have disappeared from the Nebraska Sandhills are legion. I hoped that remnant populations of prairie grouse, pronghorn antelope, mule deer, prairie dogs, badgers, jackrabbits, western meadowlarks, and … Continue reading →

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Biking with Cumberra

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Jerry Johnson

Maintain speed. That is the most important lesson I have learned in my first few days experience riding a recumbent bicycle. To slow down is to wobble, then weave, then wreck. Fortunately, the wrecks are much less dangerous for body … Continue reading →

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