Springcreekland —by Joe Scheidler

  I can point to an experience seven or eight years ago that explains why I write. On a warm summer evening my wife and I were on the dock ...

In mid-June we went raspberry picking for the first time this year. A two-inch rain a few days prior fattened the wild fruits and brought th...

I had a birthday last month, a special one, not because it was a notable milestone but because I still had a pulse. The average life expecta...

On a morning in late April more than 30 painted turtles were perched on a floating log in the pond, soaking up the sun and 70 degree warmth....

In early April we had nights of solid freezing and daytime highs in the 40's with persistent cloud cover and pesky winds. The radishes, ...