Monthly Archives: July 2019

Indian Pipe (World Among Many)

Posted on July 22, 2019 by wings of a tern

With roots set deep, with leaves translucent, the plant’s waxy fingers pull death from the ground. The Corpse Plant, epiparasitic, is a smoky spirit of the dark woods, of fecund banks near rotting beech or pine trees, nodding its head … Continue reading →

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Lil’ Dorothy’s Riffle

Posted on July 17, 2019 by wings of a tern

1.  Late morning on a wild trout stream flowing through old farmland. The sky sun-bright and cloudless; the air getting warm. The water summer low and tight with vegetation, not exactly promising for the fisherman… And the brown trout? Spooky … Continue reading →

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A Purple Haze

Posted on July 12, 2019 by wings of a tern

The evening’s Genesee was too warm (72 degrees F.) to fish at Shongo so I drove upstream and found safer water (68 degrees) for trout, in case the dry fly action turned out to be good. It turned out to … Continue reading →

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