I’ve detested mushrooms all my life and cringe at the memory of the slimy buttons in chop suey. That is until two years ago when I fell in love with morels. On a backpacking trip to Deem Wilderness in southern Indiana, Doc, a fellow hiker spotted a few of the honeycombed fungi at the base … Continue reading Wild Food – Morel Mushrooms
Category: Outdoor Adventures
Getting Wild with Asparagus
I love that Mother Nature provides us with food: ripe, fresh, and free. On my walk today I spotted a stalk of asparagus in an open field. Usually, I go asparagus hunting just after Mother's Day here in Illinois, but I didn't get it done this year. I was thrilled that I wasn't too late. … Continue reading Getting Wild with Asparagus
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Animal Kingdom
After a long winter, we went to the lake cottage to open it up for the summer season. The wildlife had taken over. Vultures had splatted white droppings over all the outside railings and most of the deck. I scrubbed with soapy water and a powerful hose, but the stuff sticks like paint. A robin … Continue reading Animal Kingdom
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Hoosier in the Rain
The weatherman forecasted rain for our early-May backpacking trip to Hoosier National Forest. A few less-determined people canceled the trip because the weather wasn’t to their liking. Thursday afternoon we drove away from the threatening rain in Illinois into the blue skies of southern Indiana. Fourteen hikers gathered at Yellow River State Park, had an … Continue reading Hoosier in the Rain
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Birdies
These birdies were more exciting than my golf game in Sebring, FL. I had to delay my shot to the green until the sandhill crane family sauntered across the fairway, blissfully unaware of how errant my five-wood can be. I'd never seen a baby sandhill, so I grabbed my camera. I've seen many adult sandhill … Continue reading Birdies
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 