Tag: Mitch Mode
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Surviving the summer heat
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal In times of summer heat the margins of the day are when we can find comfort and solace. ... -
Riika: It’s going to take some time
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal Where does one start? The beginning? Or the end? In the early days or with the long fade ... -
Time’s a’wastin’: Paddling the BWCA, better two than none
“At sunrise, the lake is mirror-calm; blue sky and mixed clouds reflect on the water. A pair of loons swims close; inspects us. The wooded shoreline ... -
Small, medium and large; lists for all occasions
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal I am a keeper of lists. Mundane lists: a “To Do” list, one on my work desk, one ... -
Urban adventure brings unexpected awe, passion, hope
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The famous cherry blossoms of springtime are two weeks gone when our plane touches down at Reagan Airport ... -
Against the odds
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal “In a year you’ll be old enough to vote and the world will be a better place for ... -
A North Dakota hunting adventure
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal Wind moaned in the darkness; predawn North Dakota; sunrise a broken promise. Windows rattled in the old farm ... -
When a hunt becomes something different
“We hunt here because it is easy on an old dog. We do not hunt with an expectation of birds. But we hunt, the two of ... -
Fall magic is in the air
BY MITCH MODE Special to the Star Journal There comes, in the waning days of August, a quickening. The pulse of the season lifts. Gone the ... -
Seasonal change signaled by feathered friends
“The birds lift eyes to skyscape as if reading ancient scrollwork etched in fine calligraphy across the blue expanse of August sky; blind to us, a ...
