Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: I was driving home this morning and caught a splash of color out of the corner of my eye and I grabed the camera and creped over to see if I could catch this elusive bird just across the road from the resort. Below is a hint but don't look unless you need to [caption id="attachment_376" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="See... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_362" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Woke up this morning to snow on the roof"][/caption] Can you tell from the last 2 posts I ran into a buy on birdhouses? I love this old one, not sure how to attach it to a tree, just might leave it on my deck as a snow gauge [caption id="attachment_363" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Looking up... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_354" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Quiet October days by the lake"][/caption] Most of the leaves are on the ground except for the oaks. Took this pic by the lake and I think it sums up the end of October [caption id="attachment_353" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Winter wood supply growing"][/caption] The precious supply of oak wood that Troy defends all year long for us... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_348" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="I think this picture sums up the beach"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_350" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Docks heading out of the water"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_344" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Boats following the docks to dry ground"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_347" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="White dock in dry dock"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_346" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Ladders looking lonely and in need of paint"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_345" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Raft... Read more

Excerpt: I have a 50 -50 shot at this. I think the Downey are smaller than the Hairy Woodpecker so my vote is a Downey Woodpicker on the Red Pine by Kaubashine. ... Read more

Excerpt: This is the rumbelings I have heard about for Sunday. Jake came home saying people at school were talking about a foot of snow for Sunday. I don't think that is true but we may see the first snow of the season on Sunday. I am not counting the sleety icey rain we had the other day that drenched my... Read more

Excerpt: I am running a Blog Special for the next 3 weekends. Bayview, Wildflower and Restawhile can be booked at 100/night for 2 nights or 90/night for 3 nights. Birchwood and Shamrock for anyone that wants the bigger fireplaces I will run at 115/night for 2 nights or 105/night for 3 nights for groups up to 4. Sales Tax is 5.5%... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_321" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Steve I have a little problem"][/caption] Olja looking to Steve for a little help. What happens when you adopt a reformed Bear Hunting hound dog and try to teach her not to chase everything. [caption id="attachment_327" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="We all have days like this"][/caption] Olja fell off the wagon and went on a chase and came... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_322" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Unloading the big pontoon boat"][/caption] Time to take out the pontoon boats a sure sign of the end of fall. Beach chairs getting a ride up the hill. Now the question of how good Craig is at parking the 34 foot trailer [caption id="attachment_323" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Taking aim, the look of concentration"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_325" align="alignnone" width="375"... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_318" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Monster Crappie!"][/caption] This crappie was caught last week out on the Willow Flowage. I think it was about 14 inches, and is one of the biggest crappies I have ever seen. These boys were treated to a day on the Willow catching a tank full of crappie, none were less than 11 inches. The Willow is... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_306" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="I love rides anywhere you go"][/caption] Poe ready to ride anywhere that the wind blows his ears back. We headed out on the lake and he would not be left behind [caption id="attachment_305" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Rob and Doug searching for the big fish"][/caption] We caught Rob and Doug out on the lake fishing for Crappie and... Read more

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