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Author Archives: Ron Haines
I scream, you scream, we all scream for…
My life’s come back to ice cream. At home as a kid in Kankakee, Illinois, it was an evening ritual to have a bowl of vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and some peanuts while sitting in the living room … Continue reading
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When you’ve got an itch…Part 7
I spotted this fellow succumbing to the urge to itch last summer at Barton’s Cove, a nice little wide spot in the Connecticut River near Gill, MA. It’s a great place for wildlife spotting and thus a favorite paddling spot … Continue reading
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Hitting all the sweet spots
I had one of those days yesterday that touched nicely on a lot of the sweet spots of my life these days as a happy retiree. It began with a nice, longish drive in the early morning on foggy highways … Continue reading
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When you’ve got an itch…Part 6
This is the loon edition. Loons are wonderfully interesting birds, fun to watch, really pleasant to listen to, and not nearly as plentiful as other types of waterfowl I see on the waters of the Northeast. It’s the only waterfowl … Continue reading
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Gone before I could get there
I recently drove over to Fisheating Creek for a paddle with the alligators and planned on stopping in at an interesting rural country store/restaurant for a late lunch in nearby, very small, Palmdale, Florida (population just under 600). The Florida … Continue reading
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Hay is for horses
And also cattle, sheep, goats and small critters like rabbits and guinea pigs. And even, as I discovered on a recent ride through rural Alabama, for yard art. This turkey and John Deere tractor were fashioned from round and rectangular … Continue reading
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Three beauties
Took a quick road trip last month to Arkansas to see some relatives (Sue’s side) and found three very nice recycled gas stations. Two of them were in Ozark, Alabama (population is about 15,000, including nine registered sex offenders). One … Continue reading
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When you’ve got an itch…Part 5
Earlier installments of this photo saga are here, here, here and here.
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A Charlie Montgomeryism
Time to quack like a duck and get the flock out of here! Said at the end of every day as I recall. I heard it at the National Enquirer, and then years later at the Globe. UPDATE: Friend and … Continue reading
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It’s later than you think
I found a couple more great recycled gas stations recently. I especially like the one in Hartford that is now a cemetery headstone company with the upbeat motto: “It’s Later Than You Think.” See the entire reused gas station collection … Continue reading
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The Urge to be Someplace Else 