Items by Joanne Wilke — 9 items
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Walking the dog in a changed community
An unpleasant encounter with a fellow dog owner leads a writer to change her dog-walking habits.
by Joanne Wilke, Mar 24, 2011 -
The burbling air show of migrating snow geese
Every spring, thousands of honking, spiraling, brilliantly white snow geese take to the endless skies over Montana's vast prairies.
by Joanne Wilke, Apr 23, 2010 -
A devotee of a new kind of retail therapy
Dumpster diving is the way to go, in bad times and good times.
by Joanne Wilke, Apr 02, 2010 -
The old ways sink into the earth
There's something evocative about old farm equipment, which is as rich in memories as it is covered in ancient rust.
by Joanne Wilke, Dec 07, 2009 -
Stopping by apples in the land of condos
The small courtesies of gleaning urban fruit.
by Joanne Wilke, Nov 17, 2009 -
Solace among the Crazies
A hike in Montana's Crazy Mountains eases the pain and worry of cancer treatments.
by Joanne Wilke, Sep 24, 2009 -
Bring on the chickens
There’s nothing funnier or more educational than a flock of backyard chickens.
by Joanne Wilke , May 29, 2009 -
A tribute to a lifetime of frugality
During a long, adventurous life, Great-aunt Marie never wasted a thing or even had garbage to throw away.
by Joanne Wilke, Apr 21, 2009 -
Fear and rage in the barn
Cleaning a barn and shoveling the manure of a gigantic but gentle old bull helps a woman come to terms with the misery of her divorce.
by Joanne Wilke, Feb 13, 2009






