Not much blog action lately because, aside from working on the watermanatwork.com website, not much outdoor activity going on. We’ve been having a rather wet and cold December so far in the Pacific NW, most of the outdoors action has been shoveling snow, cleaning up downed branches and trying not to get stuck in the … Read more
The watermanatwork.com website has been updated to work better with mobile devices like mobile phones and tablets. The website now has a link on each page that connects to the same webpage, only optimized for mobile devices. You can stay on the “mobile” side of the website or return to the “regular” web pages. Eventually, … Read more
After today, it’s would be perfectly correct to label me a complete and total fool. I don’t really like shopping in stores, especially “big box” places, but against every shred of reason and logic, I decided to go to the Black Friday sale at Cabelas Outdoor Superstore in Tualatin, Oregon, which is basically Portland. I’ve … Read more
It’s been mostly cold and wet for the past week, so when the sun came out this morning, we had to get outside and ride the bikes. Been stuck pretty much indoors working on the watermanatwork.com mobile website, so we had to get while the gettin’s good. The sun was out, but it was cold, … Read more
The weather here in the PacNW has been pretty bad for the past week or so, that’s bad news if you have outdoor activities planned, but good news for visitors to the watermanatwork.com website because we are indoors working on the WatermanAtWork mobile website. It’s not done yet, but many of the big jobs are … Read more
The days are getting shorter and colder and the sun is lower and lower in the late autumn sky, casting long shadows even at midday. There are still leaves on the trees due to the warmer late October weather, but they will be gone soon and it’s been raining off and on; the ground will … Read more
Well, winter is just about here; when the thermometer dips below 32°F, that’s getting into the cold range. Getting up at 4:00AM is tough enough when it’s shorts and T-shirt weather, hopping out of the sack when it’s 50° makes it extra special. We wait as long as possible to turn on the 24/7 heat(money, … Read more
The fishing season is over, so it’s back on the bikes. This is the time of year when it’s not too cold, but usually plenty of rain. It’s been raining the past couple days and looks like a significant storm over the weekend but, hopefully next week we will be able to get a few … Read more
“Turn out the lights, the party’s over” We gave it our best last ditch attempt, but the late run salmon fishing was just not happening. The water levels and fish counts dropped, the fish stopped biting and that was all she wrote. Everybody knows the salmon runs are limited, but it’s tough when the fall … Read more
Last week was not the best of the fishing season, but the conditions are pretty tough and it is the end of the salmon run. There are still some fish coming over the downstream dam, but just as many, if not more fish going over the upstream dam, so that’s a net loss. The water … Read more