Adventures in Nature: A portal to books, trips, camp, life story all in one!
Usually, when there are astronomical wonders to behold in the night sky, I am fast asleep. I just can't make my self stay up late to look at something so chancey. But Sunday night I happened to awaken at 11:30 p.m., right at the predicted pinnacle of the lunar eclipse. I put on my bathrobe... Continue Reading →
What does one do while stranded for weeks at the edge of a frozen lake? I have a part-time job with the US Forest Service in Cook, Minnesota. Because I am here in town and can't get to the cabin, I have been working full-time instead of part-time. I haven't worked 40 hour a week... Continue Reading →
Even though everything is still frozen, and I remain impatiently on the shore, the pussywillows are out! *at the risk of being politically incorrect
I am still hanging out on the edge of the lake, waiting for the ice to go out. This is a picture of my boat this week. Once the snow in it disappears, I will pick my way through the ice floes to my cabin. What a spring!
I am all packed and ready to leave for northern Minnesota for the summer. I start work at the forest service on April 25th, so I thought leaving right after Easter was a good idea. I asked the guys who work at the boathouse to get my motor on my boat so I can tear... Continue Reading →
I have an old old dog named Monkey. Last year I thought he was not long for this world, so I wanted to get a new puppy. This was for two reasons: to keep Monkey company as he wound down and to enable Monkey to teach a new dog some of his old tricks. So... Continue Reading →
My husband and I planned a winter visit to our island this week. We knew there was over a foot of snow on the lake, but we thought we were prepared. We had a four-wheeler in tow to transport us over the ice as we followed snowmobile tracks to the island. We weren't ready to... Continue Reading →
Anne Sherve-Ose: Island Girl 