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Back in the old days the biggest challenge in life was getting the jacket off a clove of garlic with wet hands. The old days...

Dropping a Line

Mike Ohls, Sr., from Garfield, Ark., did some serious jerking on April 15, opening day of our 8-week snagging season below Beaver Dam to...

Do you believe in compost?

(Part 2 of Composting with Success) This whole process demonstrates one of the principles of chaos theory in action because, in nature, things tend toward...

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Bookshelf cleaning has become a necessary pleasure due to four consecutive days of isolation each week, but I’ll tell you what, books provide a...

The Nature of Eureka

Laud Nature It is a lonely Easter with no opportunity for grandchildren to share their chocolate Easter bunnies with me. So, I resurrected Easter by...

Dropping a Line

Well it’s now April 15. Snagging season for spoonbill below the dam opens today. You need a fishing license plus a trout stamp to...

The Dirt on Nicky

John Sebastian sang “Do You Believe in Magic?” in which he obviously was referring to the mystical wonders of his compost pile. Let’s say...

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This is speculation at its rawest – not a quilted sales pitch or lopsided ad campaign. It all started when I heard a tiger in...

Dropping a Line

Was thinking this is the time of year to share the fish spawning chart with you again since our water temps are now in...

Gardening with Nicky

Gardens in a time of virus Do you know about lobelia? My favorite kind is the short variety with tiny purplish-blue flowers. Hunker down four...