Monthly Archives: July 2015

Discovering a Deception

Pines and oaks extended south into the alfalfa field. The top of a weathered cedar corner post poked through the scrub oaks, willows and raspberry tangles. A few paces south the doe trail entered the thicket, just as the settler … Continue reading

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“Two More Steps”

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“Tending the Soup”

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There is Always One…

Bright sunlight shone on bronze feathers. The wild turkey hen had nary an inkling that supposed danger lurked so near. She stood upright and in full view at the edge of a sandy rut. The deep prairie grass, up the … Continue reading

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“The Prayer of the Woods”

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Erasing All Evidence…

The big red oak on the knob beckoned. Half the tree’s leaves, brown and brittle, littered the ground. The old hickory, three trees to the west, stood barren; a golden carpet, glowing like a candle lantern in the predawn murk, … Continue reading

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“The Duck Camp”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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