Nancy and I found ourselves on Rt. 29 S below Chatham around dinner time and we were hungry. I had seen the Golden Skillet Restaurant there many times as we passed through TightSqueeze (a town, really). I remembered eating at a Golden Skillet years ago and it was good then. It still is. Really good. We went inside to eat, and each ordered a small Fried Chicken Platter. Before I could … [Read more...]
Drumming Up Business
Drum fishing, large and small, is smoking hot in the Bay. The reds are hitting cut bait in deep holes and are lurking near piers. The Elizabeth River has been a hotspot. Cobia continue to bite. Some anglers are chumming, and some are sight casting, but there are plenty of fish. There is some great sheepshead fishing now near most any structure. Spanish Macs are scattered from the … [Read more...]
Remembering Special Places
As Boomers look back on a life full of memories, certain places – special places – stick out. For me, one of those special places was the beach – Atlantic Beach, NC, not far from Camp Lejeune. My Aunt Anne and Uncle Sidney had a small cottage in Morehead City, just across Bogue Sound from Atlantic Beach. Every June, after school let out, we packed the family Pontiac sedan with … [Read more...]
Can We Save the Bay?
No one in then Virginia political hierarchy seems concerned that the menhaden reduction fleet based in Reedville is taking food from the mouths of stripers, trout, and other Virginia gamefish, but maybe they’ll pay attention as osprey nests begin to disappear. Ospreys feed heavily on menhaden and when vast schools of the oily baitfish instantly disappear, the food in that entire area for these … [Read more...]
Scary Looking Cardinals
For about 50 weeks out of the year, cardinals are majestic birds, gracing of all our backyards. But the first two weeks of August are not kind to these red beauties. I saw a cardinal at my feeder this morning that looked like he got into a bar fight and lost. His top knot was missing, he had several bald spots, and all his feathers were disheveled. Cardinals are now molting, a natural … [Read more...]
The Warble
We have a pet parakeet named Foster, a rescue bird. We got Foster 4 or 5 years ago to keep our younger parakeet, Snowbird, company. Foster was an older bird at the time, but she outlived Snowbird and is still alive and kicking. However, about 6 weeks ago, we noticed a growth on her lower back, just above her tail feathers. It was gross. I called it a warble, and it continued to … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Aide Pushes Cart Through Halls Of Congress Yelling 'Bring Out Your Dead!' … [Read more...]
“Hosta” La Vista, Baby
Hostas are hardy perennials that require almost no special attention and are perfect for a garden that doesn’t get too much sun. Reliable and easy to grow, hostas are long-lived—and may even outlive the gardener. Except. Hostas are a favorite target of deer and rabbits, and with all the deer around, hostas very seldom get the opportunity to bloom. They get eaten, first. But not our … [Read more...]
Best Ribs Ever
I made the best ribs I have ever cooked last night, Lucky perhaps, but they were scrumptious. We eat ribs on a fairly regular basis, though I always gain weight the next day, and I probably have never cooked them the same way twice. I’m always experimenting. For this batch of ribs I bought 2 Back Ribs, not Baby Back ribs. I cut each in half to make space and used a salt and pepper and a brown … [Read more...]
Snakeheads Now in Lake Orange
Got an email from a friend who was at Lake Orange the day DWR biologists had electroshocked a cooler full of snakehead fish, including an 11 pounder. If they can shock up an entire cooler full, that means Lake Orange is full of the prehistoric-looking fish. Darryl Kennedy at Angler’s Landing, the lake’s on-site marina, said that several snakeheads were caught this week on top water frog … [Read more...]
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