Have you ever packed up for a big fishing trip or float trip and then driven three or four hours and then, upon arrival at the river or stream where you had planned to catch a stringer of record-breaking fish or enjoy a nice float trip, discover that the river or stream was flooded or…
If you have ever read any of my articles in this publication, I am sure that you are aware of my fondness for trout fishing. As much as I’d like to be fishing every day, I realize that is an impossible dream. However, I do have many other interests besides fishing to occupy…
The classic Light Cahill dry fly has been around for a hundred years or more. In Art Flick’s book, The Streamside Guide to Naturals and their Imitations, he states, “It is possible that more fish have been taken on this than on any other pattern of dry fly.” And Mr. Flick says further, “It…
My wife and I recently made a trip to the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. There were no flowers in bloom to see but I had read that there is a Missouri Champion Tree there and I was curious to learn a little more about the champion trees in our state. It was a…
Here we are in January and if it’s not snowing or sleeting or raining outside, we have the cold temperatures to deal with along with the dreaded windchill factor. So in other words, all those activities that we normally enjoy that require getting out of the house become extremely limited and sometimes even impossible. As…
A visit to Emmenegger Nature Park in West St. Louis County I try to walk regularly for exercise. Most of my walks are in the town where we live. It is a mile-and-a-half from our home to the city hall and I go there and back for my three-mile walk. If I feel…
Last July my wife, with her eagle-eye vision, spotted what appeared to be a hummingbird nest on one of the lower limbs of a large maple tree that is situated outside our living room window. She had been seeing hummingbirds, the ruby-throated ones, buzzing around in our front yard and noticed that one or two…
I’m a fan of impressionistic art. Even though I don’t understand a lot of it, I still like to look at it. If I was inclined to take up oil painting, I would definitely lean toward Impressionism because I wouldn’t be expected to reproduce someone’s face on canvas that equaled photographic accuracy and quality. I…
