As I write this I realize this is the greatest hiatus I have taken from this blog since I started it in May. I have still been shooting though and I have been on the river too since I last posted here. Midges have been pasted to the winter-white snow along the banks of the Wood river. More than I typically see this time of year. Highs though are supposed to be in the teens and even colder over the next few days and I suspect the bug activity will become a bit dormant until the warmer winter temps return.
A frequent reader of this blog recently sent me a link to a site called, "OmmWriter." It's a word processor unlike any other. I am using it to write this. I downloaded it and paid for it prior to trying it for free. I believe, although not entirely certain, that to date it only works on a Mac platform. The cost is $4.11 and it is certainly worth more than that. Simply put, it makes me want to write. www.ommwriter.com
I am a short story reader and have a few favorite collections of stories. One of which is Anthony Doerr's collection, "The Shell Collector." To me it's up there with Cheever's entire collection and Tobias Wolff's, "The Night In Question." In any event, Doerr's new collection, "Memory Wall" is fantastic. Read it...
Below are a few black and white images captured yesterday as our storm was passing and winds were picking up and peeling snow off trees and ridgetops. Winter smoke...