The cottage on the Greenbrier was magnificent and we spent much of our time on the spacious porch overlooking the river. It was a perfect place for our rendezvous except for one problem - there were three of us and only two bedrooms. I was not concerned - at first. There was a spacious couch in the living room, and I take some of my best naps on couches. So, I brought sheets, a blanket and a … [Read more...]
Chronic Wasting Disease
By Bruce Ingram Understandably, chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a topic much on the minds of Virginia sportsmen and wildlife watchers. Alexandra Lombard, wildlife health coordinator for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), provided an update. “Right now, we have CWD in nine counties in Northern Virginia and in four counties in Southwest Virginia,” she said. “The disease is … [Read more...]
A Volunteer Something
One perk of being a backyard gardener is that you never know what might pop up. Volunteer plants, for example. One year, I had a strange plant sprout and could not for the life of me figure out what it was. We let it grow to maturity, and finally pulled it up. It was a peanut vine compliments of my resident squirrels This summer, I have another unknown addition to my garden. I thought … [Read more...]
My Resident Mockingbird
There have always been mockingbirds in our neighborhood. In past years, they have staked out vantage points in my neighbor’s yard. Occasionally, they would come to my yard to drink from the birdbath, but mostly they were my neighbor’s mockingbirds. But not this year. For the first time, a dominant mockingbird has claimed my back yard as his turf and woe be to the other mockingbirds who … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Southern Baked Chicken
I’m always on the lookout for different ways to cook chicken. Like it or not, chicken is better for you that steak or lasagna or pizza or any number of other yummy dishes. The trick is it to have chicken taste (almost) as good as the yummy things. I saw a recipe for Southern Baked Chicken and the “southern” part got my attention. With the exception of chitlin’s, most anything … [Read more...]
Hurricane Lee? No problem
Hurricane Lee was on the radar of many anglers, but it did not affect the local fishing conditions, except for some big swells. In fact, fishing was good. Red drum are now leaving the Bay and heading to the ocean, where they can be seen in large schools on the surface, but they are still biting. Surf fishing for them should be extremely good in the coming weeks. The lower bay and the … [Read more...]
A New Fishing Cooler
“Hey, I just caught some fish down on the dock. Anybody have a cooler I can ice them down in?” “Take mine. Take mine,” they all say. Bull! No one wants one of their coolers to be used to put fish in. Why? Because once you ice down fish in a cooler, that cooler is destined for life as a fishing cooler. My fishing buddy, Tim Tigner, and I have discovered a crappie hotspot at a lake close to … [Read more...]
Aldi’s Continues to Impress
I am now one of Aldi’s staunchest supporters and admirers. They continue to amaze me with the quality of their products and their low prices. In recent times, several grocery products have exploded in price. Cereal, for one. A box of Cheerios at Kroger’s is $4.29. Not a giant size - the regular 9-oz, box. I bought a 20-oz. box of the Aldi’s brand of Crispy Oats last week for $2.45 – twice as … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Chicago DA sues shooting victims for not getting out of the way of bullets. … [Read more...]
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