Category Archives: Environment

Removing Ticks

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Removing Ticks Ticks are a growing medical danger in the Northeast. And don’t think for a minute that ticks are only in Southern New England. Years ago, that seemed the case, but times have changed. Today New Hampshire, Vermont and … Continue reading →

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Edward Abbey, aka Cactus Ed

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Edward Abbey, aka Cactus Ed Back in 2018, I did a post on Edward Abbey’s funeral, if you want to call it that. No hearse, no flowers, no singing. Four friends threw his body in a pickup and drove off … Continue reading →

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April, the Month of Change on Florida’s Gulf Coast

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

April, the Month of Change on Florida’s Gulf Coast Well April is in the wings. And April is a month of change on the Florida’s Gulf Coast. The northbound highways, on the east and west side, are both jammed with … Continue reading →

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False Dawn

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

False Dawn Mysterious and beautiful, False Dawn is the haunting transition between the ink of night and the birth of day. From the east, a dreamlike reddish glow paints the zodiac. Typically arriving an hour before sunrise. Birds have yet … Continue reading →

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Do some Stripers Winter over in New England?

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Do some Stripers Winter over in New England? Stripers wintering over in New England? Yes, it’s something every veteran angler realizes. Each year a percentage of striped bass elect to hang out in our waters.  Why? Well, large breeder bass, … Continue reading →

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