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All about Feeding
June 21, 2022, Tuesday Air 65°F/ 19°C river 73°F/ 23°C Monongahela. Geese sleep all over the launch area and down to the water. I creep along, waiting for them to move. One at a time, I get indignant looks as they walk off. I honk the horn several times; they are deaf to it. I roll…
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Buoyed by Friendship
by Dawn Cicchini Some friendships are steady: walks every morning, Sunday tea, monthly catch-ups over drinks. Others ebb and flow like water. We have the latter. Between work, school, family, trips – we can go weeks without a word. On the water, our conversation flows. Uhurina encouraged me to kayak with her 7 years ago,…
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Soft Shell Parachute All Caught Up
Monongahela Sunday May 29, 2022 air 68°F/°C river 55°F/°C At the edge of the launch, a single minnow darts back and forth. There must be more; minnows do not live long alone. Of course, the geese still want food, the air is 55°, and the water is just barely over 68°. It’s time to go. It…