Monthly Archives: March 2014

“A Gobbler Answered”

“Snapshot Saturday”      

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“Watching the Trail”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Struggling a Bit…

“Snow pelts my face,” the brass lead holder scribbled on the folded journal page. “Now and again, icy flakes sneak behind my spectacles and sting my eyes. I pulled the wool blanket’s folds up around my cheeks. In front of … Continue reading

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“Another Slice of Venison”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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J. Long’s Journal

Snow globs slid from bobbing cedar boughs. Blue jays perched on the topmost branches of a forked shagbark hickory tree, but remained silent. The air smelled damp and heavy, due to a warm west breeze that melted the packed, shin-deep … Continue reading

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“A Lowly French Hunter”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“…let me see your shot, please”

Four Sandhill cranes winged toward the River Raisin. A sparkly hoarfrost coated the short prairie grass, every barren twig and the magenta-colored cedar boughs. A crimson cardinal flitted across the clearing, then landed on one of the autumn olives that … Continue reading

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“Sassafras Tea”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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