Category Archives: Life in the Catskills
In Front of My House.
15-Feb-10Snowpocalypse.
11-Feb-10Not much in the Catskills, in fact. Five inches, perhaps. Looks pretty, no doubt. But not a big storm here at all. In fact, there hasn’t been nearly so much snow here this year as snowy places like Virginia Beach, or Ocean City.
Back to the Cabin.
03-Feb-10I had been gone for ten days. When I woke up yesterday morning, it was 30 degrees – and that was inside the cabin. Though I had had a fire the previous night, the first few fires warm the air only, and at night the coldness of the structure reasserts itself. A book, for instance, […]
Tracking the Bear.
15-Jan-10I left around 11:30 this morning to follow the tracks up the mountain. Any doubts I had were quickly resolved; the tracks went underneath low-lying branches and in certain places the pawprints were crystal-clear. It was indeed a bear, wandering around in mid-January. For the most part the tracks were clear. They came to one […]
Neighbors or Neighbears?
14-Jan-10Coming home yesterday I was surprised by a large set of tracks coming from the mountain, crossing my driveway, and continuing downhill. I presumed they belonged to a man, but I had never seen human tracks on my property before, and hunting season is over. The person apparently was out for secrecy too, because instead […]
Inside a mouse’s brain.
14-Jan-10There’s a light, powdery snow on the ground , and a tiny animal like a mouse has to push his way through it, rather than walk on top of it. The result are some fabulous tracks. What’s it like to be inside that little brain, going around in circles like that? Probably not that different, […]
Home Puttering.
04-Jan-10Warmer weather today. In the 20s, and the wind almost entirely stopped. Carolina Blue skies too – really just a lovely day. Three coyotes swung by last night, one crossing right in front of the house. The deer have fallen into a pattern the past few days, taking a trail that crosses by the stream. […]
Cold.
04-Jan-10Cold weather the past few days, though warmed by the presence of a friend. We explored High Falls Brook, hiked up to the weather station, and got a fair amount of wood cut. I did my laundry yesterday in Liberty. As I went in to the laundromat I grabbed my detergent, which I keep in […]
Happy New Year.
31-Dec-09If you want to know what it’s like up here, this is about right. No horses though, and only one person. And no musical instruments, only an axe and a saw. But I will sing this song as I work tomorrow, I promise.
The latest car trouble.
11-Feb-10Literally – no brakes! I knew they were getting unresponsive when I drove up here a few days ago, so I tested them before going down the big hill toward the post office. No brakes! Obviously, I didn’t hazard the hill, or I would probably be dead now. Yet another visit from the tow truck, […]