Category Archives: Winter Woods

January morning walk

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Jerry Johnson

Clear blue sky, but the thermometer read 5 degrees and a raw 10 mile-per-hour wind was blowing. We went for a January morning walk anyway. The bite of an Arctic wind on face and hands is our admission fee to … Continue reading →

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Beastly weather, beautiful walk

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Beastly weather, beautiful walk First came a shower of sleet, then an inch of freezing rain, followed by two inches of wet snow, topped off by a half inch of “wintry mix” precipitation — falling on a day with temperatures … Continue reading →

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All by myself

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

  The hunt, and its intended consequence, the kill, are driven by some savage predilection that I have tried to examine and comprehend to no avail. Like the scent of searing red meat on an open fire, the approach of … Continue reading →

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Hush

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

  There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.           – Linda K. Hogan (b. 1947), … Continue reading →

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