Jeff Ell
JEFF ELL: You’re Only Allowed One Truly Great Dog
There is an immutable law of the universe that not many people care to talk about. An incontrovertible principle that we all quietly accept, but rarely choose to acknowledge.
Dog...
JEFF ELL: Snow In May
"Snow in May-Poor man's pay . . ."
That’s what an old farmer told me. But...
JEFF ELL: The Four Seasons: Fishing, Girls, Cars, Fishing
“When I was a kid I was into fishing, then I got into cars, then...
JEFF ELL: The Makeup-Free Forest
Like "Maggie's face in the morning sun," the leafless world of early spring is when...
JEFF ELL: Relocated Wildlife
It’s illegal to relocate wildlife in Virginia. So if you have a nuisance raccoon or...
Every Now and Then Life Comes Just Your Size
When I was a younger I dreamed of having waterproof hunting clothes. I would press my nose against the cold glass of glossy catalogs,...
Eat Local – Free a Slave
When I read the news about 2000 fishermen slaves being freed, I felt sick to my stomach.
The slaves were young men from Southeast Asia...
Sometimes We All Need A Little Rain
Cold rain is coming. The kind that makes your shoulders pucker when it drips down your back. Days of soaking rain. Rain that will...
Cecil and The Dentist: Not So Innocent
Friends, Roanokers, Countrymen lend me your ears. I’ve come to bury Cecil, not to praise him. The evil that lions do lives after them…
I’m...
No Till Gardening – Or How Not To Garden Like A Heathen
A few weeks ago, I found out that I garden like a heathen.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I was burning incense in...
Dad Dementia Dreams Dolphins
For years marine biologist have been trying to figure out why cetaceans beach themselves. Nice people try to save them by coaxing them back...
