tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post3449356122497408125..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Windy WeekendP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-48542497873224181062011-10-22T17:25:47.325-07:002011-10-22T17:25:47.325-07:00Ah, BB, you are sending me to the dictionary!!!Ah, BB, you are sending me to the dictionary!!!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-65260148573628880982011-10-22T14:31:21.848-07:002011-10-22T14:31:21.848-07:00With that beginning "It was the best of times...With that beginning "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" I raced to the end to catch<br />"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far..."<br />..as regards salmon running, we<br />are well inland here, but numerous<br />steelhead and salmon varieties come upstream (some times with Corp of Engineer help). Ours spend their lives at sea, while the Great Lakes salmonids spend theirs<br />in fresh water. Lessee here now..<br />anadromous, diadromous, potamodromous...aw, a steelhead is<br />a steel head, world around.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-80883372824691178792011-10-19T04:40:58.671-07:002011-10-19T04:40:58.671-07:00Incredible, punishing wind! I was glad to get a no...Incredible, punishing wind! I was glad to get a note from Bertie, after writing to thank her for coming Saturday. Despite the wind, she said they "had a blast" and that there were "very fun people" going for rides with them in Northport this year.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-87747588124450241682011-10-18T16:18:49.205-07:002011-10-18T16:18:49.205-07:00I liked that first photo of the horses very much. ...I liked that first photo of the horses very much. Also the photos of the salmon. Wasn't it windy recently? We couldn't believe how much the wind was blowing, and for how many days. It's a wonder more people didn't lose electricity.Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-43046072920169650842011-10-18T12:19:52.885-07:002011-10-18T12:19:52.885-07:00Perhaps some clarification is in order. As Deborah...Perhaps some clarification is in order. As Deborah observes, Northport Creek is a “little stream.” See the dorsal fins of the salmon sticking clear out of the water? A mighty force is at work in those fish! Lake Michigan is stocked with hatchery-raised salmon, so it isn’t as if each fish is retracing its personal history when it heads upstream in the fall. I think they just head for the nearest stream. But the whole rest of the year there are no salmon in the creek, only in the Big Lake (Lake Michigan).<br /><br />Deborah, I knew you appreciated the horses. Just teasing!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-1097602493545464882011-10-18T11:25:35.023-07:002011-10-18T11:25:35.023-07:00Pamela - the 'marvelous post' comment incl...Pamela - the 'marvelous post' comment included the horses! I exclaimed @ the salmon because I had no idea they were up there in the little stream. (And I've been up there how many times?) Regarding the horses I've already send this blog on to 2 horse-loving friends and copied the words "no perfume the equal of the smell of horses . . . " <br />to send to a number of other people. And yes, I most definitely would have been riding in the carriage, right along side of you!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599581429559006199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-86585065633235492102011-10-18T10:40:12.913-07:002011-10-18T10:40:12.913-07:00Oh, it's okay, Valerie. Feel free to admire th...Oh, it's okay, Valerie. Feel free to admire the salmon!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-91350565270474583462011-10-18T10:06:37.556-07:002011-10-18T10:06:37.556-07:00What a beautiful post. Those horses!What a beautiful post. Those horses!Valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-48185224772332757672011-10-18T09:05:35.232-07:002011-10-18T09:05:35.232-07:00Pretty funny to me that everyone focuses on the fi...Pretty funny to me that everyone focuses on the fish and not the horses! But Deborah, if you'd been here on Saturday, I know you would have ridden in the wagonette.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-55792248654448188972011-10-18T08:08:43.149-07:002011-10-18T08:08:43.149-07:00I had no idea you could see salmon in Northport!! ...I had no idea you could see salmon in Northport!! I just can't wait to be up there again. Marvelous post Pamela. thank you!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599581429559006199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-67870312032162937562011-10-18T03:40:35.445-07:002011-10-18T03:40:35.445-07:00"Are there fish in the creek yet?" peopl..."Are there fish in the creek yet?" people ask around town. When they appear, hanging over the bridge to chart their progress and take pictures of them is irresistible. Salmon-watching: a fall spectator sport Up North.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-44933498606640308772011-10-17T19:42:23.774-07:002011-10-17T19:42:23.774-07:00I have never seen salmon...so this was a real trea...I have never seen salmon...so this was a real treat...so were the photos of the horses!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com