Month: November 2015

Be Careful of the Rut You Choose

In the days after Thanksgiving, lamenting summer’s end, I walked the desolate landscape at Brant Lake with my neighbor Alex. November is always a melancholy month, the sky gray, the winds ready to bring the first snowfall. As we crossed over the fields, we arrived at a dirt road with deep ruts in still soft…

Thanksgiving

In recent years wildlife has returned to Brant Lake. Bald eagles, an occasional moose, loons and wild turkeys. Because of laws to deter acid rain and a concerted effort to rid the lakes of invasive species, the former denizens of the North Country once again populate the area. Thus, I was not surprised to come…