Category Archives: Random Off-Trail Musings

I can’t be on the trail all the time. This category covers all the other random bits of my life I feel worth writing about.

Planning for the next hike

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Okay, so when am I ever not planning for the next hike? But there’s one on the horizon, after Easter for sure.  Maybe early May.  Mostly I am waiting for the cicada hatch.  Bear Bait has been messing around in … Continue reading →

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Spring harvest

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

That last 20-degree low did a number on my seedlings in the greenhouse.   That’s April for you.  I ain’t mad at her.  She’s too pretty to stay mad at for long.   I salvaged what I could, started a few more … Continue reading →

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13-year hike

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

We’re  a couple of weeks away from a big cicada hatch, something that won’t happen again until 2024.  I have to take Bear Bait out for an overnight while they’re out and singing.  First the supermoon and now this . … Continue reading →

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I love April

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Really, March is sneaky in Arkansas. You get just enough warmth to start seeing a little green haze on the trees.  The daffodils all standing out like annoyingly beautiful young morning people jogging around your grunting knee-crackling self as you … Continue reading →

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Scratching the Spring Itch

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

How I played in the dirt today: Planted begonias, dusty miller, petunias, and dianthus in my front bed.  The begonias are the dark purplish-red and the dianthus is a variegated red/white.  I planted white, dark purple, and variegated white/purple petunias.  … Continue reading →

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Playing in the Dirt

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

I started piddling around with gardening about ten years ago, around the time I had my own yard and no kids.  I still have the journal I kept because it has my first mistake.  You’d think writing it down and … Continue reading →

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