Woods and Water - Dick Herfindahl
SNOWFALLS - Shown here are some pictures of spring snowfalls at the cabin.
I know that snow isn’t exactly my friend when it comes to being too much snow. I have found that there are certain things that I can no longer do. My days of shoveling a lot of snow (anything over 3-inches) are over. My son, Brian, and my daughter-in-law, Kim, along with their son, Taylor, came...
November has a few milestones in my life. It was my mother’s birthday on the 24th and also my wife’s birthday. It was also a time for the annual Thanksgiving feast, at least that’s what I remember as a kid.
We always had to go to my Grandma Herfindahl’s for Christmas Eve, so I’d guess that...
This week I am choosing a different topic. Now I am not an authority on college football, but I grew up in the days of Murry Warmath and idolized folks like Carl Eller, Sandy Stephens and all of the great college players that made football great in those days. I can’t remember when any of those...
Shown here are some pictures that were taken of a wildlife management area between lower and upper Twin Lakes while my wife and I were out for a drive on a sunny Sunday winter’s February afternoon.
Once again, we are in daylight saving time, and I still don’t know why. Yes, it gets lighter earlier, but it also gets dark earlier. I suppose it is to make folks like me curious and keep older people off the streets because they don’t like to drive at night.
It looks like the farmers are...
CLASS MEMORIES - Shown here is a picture of what is believed to be our second or third grade class that has been colorized.
Once again, we are on the verge of experiencing winter. Just when I think it is going to be winter, it warms back up. I am not complaining. I’ll take all the mild weather that I can get.
Maybe I expect too much from Mother Nature, but I am sure glad to have to a few more of those nice sunny...
MEMORIES - Shown here are some pictures of my son, Brian and me with Brian’s two sons, my grandsons, Taylor, left, and Trevor, right. Star Eagle photo by Dick Herfindahl
Since we have had our cabin “up north” I have experienced some great memories with my family. When my grandsons were young, we would go up over MEA week. This gave them a chance to hunt waterfowl and grouse. If the weather was warm enough, we could also do a little fishing.
Since fishing...
ON THE HOOOK - Shown here are some pictures taken at a lake not far from our cabin. It was a beautiful, cool sunny day and the fish were cooperating. Star Eagle photo by Dick Herfindahl
I have some very fond memories of fall fishing. Sometimes the fishing isn’t the best but, in the fall, it is really hit and miss. If you can find the fish, they will be hungrily fattening up for winter. When the lakes turn over the oxygen levels are the same at every depth. This means that the...
CAUGHT ON CAMERA - Shown here are some pictures that were captured on my trail cameras at the cabin.
I have said it many times, fall is my favorite time of the year. I will be going to the cabin with my son, Brad, next week. I am wishing for some good weather so, that we can get a little fishing in.
I still get that little kid feeling when I prepare for a trip to the cabin with one of my...
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE - Shown here is a picture of the last evening that I spent at the cabin. The fog painted a beautiful picture as it was creeping across the lake, which reminded me of that Carl Sandburg poem that starts with: The fog comes in on little cat feet. Star Eagle photo by Dick Herfindahl
I always enjoy the fall weather and right now is about as perfect as it gets. I like the thought of warm days and cool nights; it just doesn’t get any better than that. I know that a lot of folks might think of fall being the next step for winter. I just want to embrace the season and savor the...
I am up at the cabin again writing this week’s column. It is Sunday and raining, but I got to watch the Vikings win, so that helps. It is supposed to quit by tomorrow, when I hope to get some mowing done and maybe even do a little fishing.
The soft wood trees and some of the bushes are...