Mickinock Creek / Beaver Dam: A Journal 1987 June 6, 1987 "If its true that fathers are prone to " ... rectitude and sobriety, and a decent regard for the sanctity of life after witnessing the birth of their children," (Lake Wobegon Days/ Garrison Keillor.") I guess I'm just one of the crowd after all. "It's almost depressing to ponder that as I thought I was entertaining some real inner transition upon becoming a father (in January that year). I thought that something had affected me, particularly , and here I find out that, very possibly, a real majority of new fathers have felt the same way since the beginning of time . Nuts. "Letting go of all the originality then I concede to the gravity of real responsibility. I relinquish the idea that I am different from the others -- and admit 'ere so slowly and reluctantly that I'm just one of the whole realm of new fathers past, present, and future. ...
And here is the Wannaskan Almanac with Word-Wednesday for October 29, 2025, the twentieth Wednesday of the year, the sixth Wednesday of fall, the fifth Wednesday of October, and the three-hundred second day of the year, with sixty-three days remaining. Wannaska Phenology Update for October 29, 2025 Woollybear Caterpillar Pyrrharctia isabella , miishijiizimwaabigweshi in Anishinaabe, can now be found throughout Wannaska as they leave their food plants — grasses, plantain, dandelion, and nettles — in search of a sheltered spot where they can hibernate for the winter. Each fuzzy (miishijiizim) 1.5-inch long woollybear eventually wakes up on a spring day and continues to feed before forming a cocoon. In about two weeks, a golden-orange, two-inch moth emerges, with three rows of black dots on its abdomen. These Isabella Tiger Moths are active at night during summer. Some folklore says that a woollybear's color band can help us predict the upcoming winter’s severity, but colorin...