Pondering, Photographing, and Writing about Wild Places

Author

jpfitzer

Author

jpfitzer

Squirrel Hunting

The man on his way out of the store did not hold the door for me. This was in spite…

Black Helicopters

I stood atop the tower listening…waiting…checking my watch nervously.  After three days of continuous work, it was Friday afternoon and…

The Man Store

Two weeks ago I spent two-and-a-half days splitting firewood. Down to the too-long, too-gnarly, too-for-whatever-reason-unsplittable logs that required more than…

For the Birds

It’s 7:55 a.m. and I’ve been staring at my computer screen for nearly an hour.  Somewhere close by, outside my…

An Office in Town

Living in Chicago, I heard the same things nearly every day. “Don’t call me ma’am”  “I can get the door…