Boy, did I ever get a cussing out last week. I was sitting on the patio in my back yard when a tiny chickadee put together a long string of four letter chirps, telling me in no uncertain terms that I was sitting too close to his favorite feeder and would I please move away a little. I did and the scolding ceased as Mr. Chickadee picked out a coice sunflower seed, flew to a nearby limb and deftly … [Read more...]
On The Road For Ringnecks
A ringneck pheasant always cackles when he goes airborne. I guess it’s his way of saying, “Okay, just me and you now. Let’s see how good a shot you are.” We used to have a few wild ringnecks in Virginia, but they went the way of bobwhite quail when fescue overwhelmed our meadows and drove many ground feeding birds into near extinction. There are lots of good preserves in Virginia that offer … [Read more...]
Honey Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Okay, I promise. This will be the last cherry tomato recipe in our “Now We’re Cooking” series. I believe we have had three before this as I have searched for new and improved ways to find ways to cook or prepare my bountiful supply of these small red morsels. The five “volunteer” vines in my garden really outdid themselves, but finally I am getting fewer and fewer – and I miss them … [Read more...]
Saturday Morning TV
Next to Christmas Day itself and the annual birthday celebration, the most coveted day for young Boomers was Saturday. To be specific, Saturday morning. For Boomers in the 50’s, television was still a novelty. We’d watch anything – Queen for a Day, for example. In perhaps what was to become the first “Reality Show” on TV, host Jack Bailey interviewed an assortment of ladies, they shared their … [Read more...]
Goodbye Cobia
Dr. Ken Neill III says that the cobia are mostly gone - but some continue to be caught. They are being boated mostly be anglers chumming on the hills in the bay and along the oceanfront as well as off of the buoys as they head south. While the cobia bite has cooled down, the red drum bite continues to heat up. Reds are being found by anglers looking for cobia. More fish are being caught stacked up … [Read more...]
Dove Season Underway
Virginia’s dove season is now underway, having opened on Saturday September 5, but many doves were unaware that their presence had been requested and were in parts unknown. Two weeks before the season, there were doves everywhere, perched on telephone lines and dead branches. Then they seemingly disappeared. A recent cooling trend, however, should begin to shuffle migratory birds from the north … [Read more...]
Practicing to Become a Golf Marshall
Everyone knows about Marshall Dillon, the famous US Marshall in Dodge City. Not everyone, however, has heard of Marshall Rufus Jones. Marshall Jones was a great Golf Marshall – worked five Pro Ams at the Memphis Country Club back in the 1960’s. He was a real pro. My great ambition in life is to become a Golf Marshall, maybe even shush the crowd at The Masters or TPC Sawgrass. I’m not interested … [Read more...]
Destination Farm Ponds
It’s that time of the year when fish in small lakes and ponds move close to the shore and will swat most anything that comes their way. If a nearby fisherman is around, and has a cooler or a stringer, there will be some seriously good eating in that person’s future. So our road trip of the week is directed to a nearby pond. I was fortunate to visit a local lake recently and put a dozen or so … [Read more...]
Nancy’s Corn Bread
“Everyone loves my corn bead,” says Nancy Jackson, Realtor Extraordinaire in Saluda. Living on the Northern Neck, a stone’s throw from the Rappahannock River, Nancy serves her cornbread both with seafood and other dishes. “People,” say this is better than dessert, she adds. Here’s how she does it. Nancy’s Cornbread 1 Small box of Jiffy corn bread mix 3 Eggs 8 Oz. carton … [Read more...]
Cardinal Territory
Sometimes we become so accustomed to a thing of beauty that we overlook it. Then one day it snows, and against a backdrop of pure white there appears a cardinal adorned in red splendor. Then we remember again just how lovely these special birds are. We have been blessed with at least 5 pairs of cardinals that frequent our yard, birdbaths and feeders. I believe they are drawn to our area because … [Read more...]
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