In the coming weeks we’ll anticipate bluebirds, skeins of flying Canada geese, and especially robins, as welcome signs of spring. In truth, though, if you’ve been paying attention, you have likely spied all these birds from time to time all winter long. That is either a testament to their ...
People who don’t fish tend to view fly-tying with humor, maybe even pity. ThereĢƵ a popular image of a fixated angler, hunkered over the vise in the basement, squinting at a bit of feather and a barely visible hook. The TV show “M*A*S*H” fueled that impression with Lt. Col. Henry Blake ...
ItĢƵ all around us every day and right now it looks as bleak and barren as the recent full moon. For those reasons itĢƵ easy to overlook the amazing truths about deciduous forest, the dominant living feature across this part of the planet—Pennsylvania, the Laurel Highlands and Fayette ...