We followed an eagle into summer last night and could not be more grateful for the guidance. As is our reflex, we sprinted north when we realized we had the opportunity and plunked our tubes in the Oconto River as soon as we arrived. Soon after, a majestic bald eagle swooped overhead and beckoned us [...]
Our oldest son came home for the first time since Christmas 2019 and we celebrated with a taste of all things Wisconsin. So far during his stay, he has enjoyed a good, old-fashioned fish fry from Mark's Eastside, cheesecurds from Tom's Drive-in, a brat from a roadside stand and booyah! made by his sister Molly [...]
We celebrated his birthday in the house my father built, which sounds a lot more Biblical than it should, given the proven humanity of all involved. Still, we honored him the best we we knew with hard work, a little American ingenuity, a big ole fire and corn popped in bacon fat. That last delicacy [...]
We've always known that the land was not ours. Brief, fascinating encounters with its true proprietors have taught us that. We've stood pinned under a porcupine's tree staring at quivering quills, unwilling to trust our Wikipedia-inspired knowledge of quill-throwing potential. We've been taunted gloriously by corn-veiled coyotes howling at the moon. We've seen snake skin, [...]
On Black Friday, we woke to the sound of a turkey dance. They came from the woods, gathered in the sun, and thumbed their little beards at us from the cornfield next to our cabin. Still a little doped up on tryptophan from our Thanksgiving feast, we gathered at the window to watch them play. [...]