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Two turkey hunters entered the predawn darkness of a spring wood.Well, let’s be honest. One was a turkey hunter, and the other was his neighbor, outfitted…
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In April sometimes, in the morning, looking into the limbs of the catalpa tree from my upstairs window, I see strange creatures that don’t seem to belong.…
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My eyeglasses are like a school of fish that swim through the house. Just yesterday I knew their secret hiding places. Where are they today? It’s morning,…
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The coldest, snowiest, most miserable time of year means one thing for many of the hardiest folk in Wisconsin – time to drag your ice auger and a bucket…
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Don’t tell the insurance man, but last week I started a chimney fire, my first ever. I know enough not to walk away from the fire in the process of…
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If you like to traipse in the woods, or if you have a child or a dog that sometimes bounds off the trail, you too have been plagued by a pox known as…
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What do you even do for fun with your kids in COVID times?A new fall activity in our family is to visit playgrounds. In Wisconsin, our fall playgrounds…
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Almost every day in August and September, I eat a tomato sandwich featuring a fresh tomato from the garden.I was telling my friend Scott from San Jose…
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You could go your whole life without knowing there is such a creature as a least chipmunk, which I almost did until last week’s adventure in the boundary…