The glory days are over. No more will there be the numbers of deer killed as there were about 10 years ago. That’s when the Game Department declared war of the doe population in order to keep the overall deer herd numbers under control. Also, about that time, coyotes moved into Virginia in force. They did a number on birthing deer as did bears. Both animals have acute senses of smell and can … [Read more...]
Holidays and Ornaments
By Nancy B I hope your Thanksgiving was a time of great food and giving thanks. This year has been a tough one no doubt and many of us did not have friends or family join us for Thanksgiving and may not for Christmas. However, we still have much for which to be grateful. Did we each wake up this morning? As 2020 nears the end, we have hope that 2021 will be a year of good health, friends, … [Read more...]
Saltwater Happenings
Speckled trout anglers have been doing quite well. Even very young and very cute speckled trout anglers. Lynnhaven Inlet has been especially good. Over the recent Thanksgiving break David Dick registered a 24 ½ inch trout release, Jerry Snyder weighed a 5 lb. 9 oz fish, James Robinson a 5 lb. 4 oz. fish, Tony Masciangelo released a 24 ¾ inch fish, Richard Parmelee a 24 incher, Todd Sturtevant … [Read more...]
The Price of Television
I was in Sam’s this week and walked by the electronics displays. They had a 40-inch flat screen TV for $159, a Smart TV at that. Boy have times changed. Thinking back, I remember the first TV my family bought. It was in 1954 and folks were just starting to get TVs in their homes. Finally, the day came. The furniture store delivered a 24-inch Sylvania table-top TV, black and white of course. As … [Read more...]
Golden Splendor
We have a number of azalea bushes in our yard, but two of them have outdone themselves this fall. Blooming white in the spring, the leaves on these two plants have turned golden yellow, and not a dull shade, but a radiant glow. Gold nuggets glistening in the sun. They are spectacular. Walter Reeves, a noted Georgian gardener, says this about yellow azalea leaves: “Keep in mind that although … [Read more...]
I Eats Me Spinach
Vegetables! What a nuisance for this wanna-be chef. Meats and fish are no problem – unlimited choices. But vegetables? I really have a hard time putting a nice assortment of green things on the table. My old cartoon friend, Popeye, didn’t have that problem. For the muscle-bound, pipe-chewing sailor, there was only one vegetable to even consider. “I eats me spinach and fights to the finish. I’m … [Read more...]
Wrenfield: A Real Spider Man
Last Sunday during a torrential downpour, I saw Wrenfield pecking away on the window ledge. He had found a juicy spider. Wrenfield is my resident Carolina Wren. He, or one of his ancestors, has called our yard home every year we’ve been living at 214 Brentwood Road. While we’ve only lived in one house for the last 47 years, Wrenfield has had many houses – sometimes in a water bucket, sometimes … [Read more...]
Pork Ribeye Roast
Grumble, gripe, bitch, moan. That’s me going through the meat department at most grocery stores. That’s because it’s always the same-old, same old, especially when it comes to pork. They no longer have real butchers in the back room. They are basically meat sorters. Shipments of pre-wrapped pork and beef now come from the big butcher in the sky, who also determines which cuts of meat and … [Read more...]
Bonefish Grill: Consistently Excellent
We’ve eaten out a half dozen or so times since Covid shut down our way of life, but it’s a little ironic. A restaurant these days is one of the safest places in the world. They do this 6-foot thing to an extreme and everything is routinely sterilized, including the wait staff. Well, not really, but they wear masks and gloves that would keep any germ at bay, and they are extremely conscientious … [Read more...]
Warm Spell Triggers the Bass Bite
The warm spell we had last week stimulated the bass fishing. Warm afternoons pushed bass up on the flats. Lake Anna is now a hotspot for bass, stripes and crappie. Stripers are eating lures from the Splits on up into the rivers. Bait is starting to bunch in tight schools. A nice bag of bass weighing over 19-pounds won a weekend tournament out of Sturgeon Creek Marina. After a 3-inch … [Read more...]
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