D. E. Larsen, DVM It was the third week of the fly-tying class I took through Linn Benton Community College. The course was conducted in the evening at Sweet Home High School. “Tonight, we are going to tie a popular nymph, the tied-down caddis,” Red said as he laid out his materials. “Most of theContinue reading “The Blue Heron”
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The Camping Trip that Wasn’t, From the Archives
D. E. Larsen, DVM I stood up to peddle harder as the last half mile was steeper. I wished I had one of those new bicycles with gears to shift. When the advertisement said you sell to your neighbors, they didn’t remind you that your neighbors were two miles away, uphill. At 12 years ofContinue reading “The Camping Trip that Wasn’t, From the Archives”
A Few Precious Hours, From the Archives
D. E. Larsen, DVM I launched the drift boat at the Rock Creek Campground boat ramp. After parking the pickup and trailer. The kids decide that they need to run back to the camp for one last item. “Okay,” I said, “I will pull the boat down by the camp and wait forContinue reading “A Few Precious Hours, From the Archives”
Memoirs of a Country Vet 