Tag Archives: Nature

Trading hiking boots for aquasocks.

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

I got no problem with snakes.  No phobias, no irrational fears, just a healthy respect.  There are so many other reasons not to want to backpack in an Arkansas summer.  You’ve got the heat and humidity, of course.   The trails … Continue reading →

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Angling with Bear Bait.

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Bear Bait spent most of Memorial Day weekend on quarantine with his brother, fighting off a case of strep.  Neither one of those boys is what you’d consider an inside boy.  They’re only barely house-trained.   (Still working on teaching Bogie … Continue reading →

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Anyone hear any cicadas yet?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

I’m not quite to the point where I have my pack packed and sitting by the door, but I’m close.  Bear Bait has been asking me to take him fishing, so I think this weekend we’re going to try and … Continue reading →

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oh . . . the waterfalls

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

April, she is a crazy girl.   While staring out the back window hoping that the hail isn’t doing too bad of a number on my gardens, and marveling at how well the greenhouses are standing up against tornadic winds. . … Continue reading →

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2 oz. of utility

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

The most useful tool in my kit is the 2 oz. bottle of Purell Hand Sanitizer. 10 from 2: 1.  Sanitizing of hands after taking care of business a good ways off-trail  – especially if you’re the camp chef.  Folks … Continue reading →

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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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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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