2003
May 24-26, 2003 Memorial Day
Although Memorial Day is supposed to be the start of summer, the weather has been cool at home and it's looks like it's been cooler up here, too. The flowers have not started blooming yet except for the wood anemone, which are all over the place. The false lily-of-valley are just about ready to pop. We looked for Jack-in-the-Pulpits, but didn't find any. We saw Trilliums blooming on the way up, but here, they are still green only. It has been a weird spring, since it appears to be dry, although the river and the ponds are high. It must have rained recently.
1998
Easter Weekend
April 9-11
Very mild weather, no snow. Some frog songs. Fox sparrow in the sandpit. Saw a sharp-shinned hawk in the woods. Deer and fawn at the block. We had truck problems and had to leave around noon on Saturday.
May 2
Sighted a hermit trush and large paw print by the cabin. Ticks YIKES! Heard version of �Hot Rod Lincoln� played by Bill Kirchen, Used it to demonstrate the guitar styles of everyone from Bo Diddley to Eric Clapton. Yellow Rumped warbler in the bog. Eastern Phoebes (flycatchers) are building
under the eaves again this year.
1997
Memorial Weekend
Three colors of violets white, lavender, and yellow, Wild ginger in bloom, Beaver dam on the river. Frogs singing. Over cast, mid-50's high, low 40's low. Eastern Phoebe nesting in eaves of cabin. Marsh marigolds in low spots in the woods. Activity by badger holes in banks. Deer track in sandpit.
Saturday, May 24
Walked along the river bank on Norback's land. Clintonia in bud stage, wild ginger. Heard Paul Robeson's version of �Old Man River�, 1930's recording on Duluth radio station, KUMD. Lots of bird sightings:
- Pine warbler-yellow breasted.
- Blackburnian warbler-orange head stripe.
- Woodpecker? (picoides) red neck spots.
- Flycatcher building nest on cabin.
- Ruby crowned kinglet, female.
- Tree swallow by pond.
- Sharp shinned hawk-Medicine Lake.
Sat. 24, evening
Recipe for cooked pizza over wood fire:
- pizza dough
- pizza sauce
- shredded parmesan and mozarella cheese
- cooked hamburger
- mushrooms, canned
- artichokes
Cook at least 6" away from coals, cover
Until crust is brown on bottom. First attempt was black
on bottom.
Sunday, May 25
Fished on the Net River with chubs. Claude had trout biting, no catching. The clouds cleared, high temp. mid 50's. Frost on the cabin roof Monday a.m., 38-degrees F. Neighbors are up. Sightings of Warblers, hawk, wood pecker. Coyotes barking 3:00 a.m.
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1996
April 28
Sunny day, still some snow in the shadows. Lot of hawks sighted on the way up. Warm and clear, beautiful day. Saw a white-tail deer, two hawks or falcons, pussy willows in Holyoke. Frogs singing in the ponds.
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