Weather beaten but not yet broken

WHILE the title of this page promises articles on the outdoors, these articles generally have to be written indoors. For almost the entire month of May 2006, it was certainly far too wet to sit under an umbrella on the lawn, with driving rain swamping the computer keyboard.

On one such day, I braved the elements only to return soaked, with my wife’s phone drowned beyond hope of resuscitation.

Someone asked me how I usually prepare my articles and send them to the Examiner, a question often asked. Unable to write about nature, I decided I’d write about writing about nature.