Abner Serd

Author | Humorist | Storyteller

green and white landscape

You found me!

Now, that’s a feat worth featuring. You see, I spend most of my days out on Wild Side, weighing the sunrise. It’s not that I’m hard to find; you’ve just got to know where to look.

So … you found me. Well done.

‘Course, it’s possible you just happened to stumble across my back trail, and now you’re wondering exactly what manner of beast you’ve got sighted.

On that score, you can put your mind at ease: I’m a storyteller. Mostly harmless. I specialize in humorous yarns and the occasional rhyming recitation. I’ve also been known to wander hitherin yawn, as you can plainly see from my blog.

Howdy. I’m Abner. Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Abner among the greenery

Abner Serd

Let me tell you a story …

Tales from Hitherin Yawn:

  • Day 30: Wellandport to Cayuga, ON

    When the sign says “Bridge Out,” it rarely means the entire bridge has been washed away. Unless you’re on a movie set, in which case it’s almost a certainty. But cinematic considerations aside, bridges these days are built pretty solidly. Chances are, most of it is still going to be intact. What’s dangerous for a…

  • Day 29: Niagara Falls to Wellandport, Ontario

    As I say in this video, one of my primary concerns about hiking in Southern Ontario is where to spend the night. This is farm country, and it is by no means crowded, but places where you can slip out of sight and rest your hooves for the night are scarce. In the video, I…

  • Day 28: Rest day at Niagara Falls

    Took the day off today — a planned break to rest my feet and get some administrative things sorted. Kirsten and I did take a boat ride that got us practically right under the Falls, but the Falls are well-documented in a thousand pictures and videos. As I said yesterday, nothing prepared me for the…