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Sometimes it feels like my reports from my frequent Potter County, PA trips begin to take on the tone of Garrison Keillor’s News from Lake Wobegon (where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.) Let’s see what early Spetember holds in that untouched, unspoiled, [...]

It may not feel like summer during this chilly Northeast June but the birds know what time it is. Avians everywhere are doing it, and by “it” I mean breeding, nesting, raising young, and generally living large. Potter County, Pennsylvania — the rural corner of the Keystone State where my in-laws live — is never [...]

I believe I’ve mentioned that Sara planned a surprise getaway for the two of us in honor of my 40th birthday last month. She even promised to go birding with me, a pretty rare event these days. Well, we just got away and the surprise destination was Presque Isle, Pennsylvania. Cool! For those of you [...]

The three days I recently spent at my mother-in-law’s farm in Potter County, PA were magical for photography. Shot after shot of feeder birds were inexplicably exceptional despite the fact that I was shooting through a smudgy glass pane. I considered cleaning my children’s grubby handprints off the window but decided not to mess with [...]

The family is spending a few days down on the farm, specifically the retired dairy farm my mother-in-law calls home. Ann and her husband Bill have a gorgeous spread in Potter County, Pennsylvania which I’ve been writing about since I started blogging. Yet, I can attest with pleasure that this slice of pastoral heaven still [...]