One good thing about not being a member of a particular country club or golf course is that you get to play lots of different courses – and we have some really nice venues in Central Virginia. One of the best is just a few miles outside Charlottesville – Lake Monticello. The course is challenging, beautiful, and is kept in top condition. The famous golf architect, Buddy Loving, thoughtfully … [Read more...]
Virginia Saltwater
Dr. Ken Neill Some nice catches of spadefish have been made at the Chesapeake Light Tower and over some of the coastal wrecks. More are showing on structures inside the bay. “Nice” means by today’s standards, not the 9- and 10-pound spadefish we used to catch. Spanish Mackerel are being caught along the oceanfront and have begun to move on into the bay. Cobia have arrived in the … [Read more...]
Mossy Creek Report
The James and Shenandoah Rivers The Shenandoah was at a good level and clarity to float and fish on June 10, but over an inch of rain mixed with strong storms caused localized flooding. It has been a rough season for smallmouth fisheries and we are hopeful that populations are in tact despite potentially losing the entire spawn this year. Hopefully we will have an extended season into October … [Read more...]
Smallmouth Spawn In Trouble
If even a single smallmouth bass spawns this spring, it will be a miracle. Rivers have been high and out of their banks on a regular basis. Bass need a small window of opportunity to lay their eggs, have them fertilized and then guard the nest, but there hasn’t been that window. It is likely we will lose an entire class of fish, but I’ve read that if the smallmouth get just 2 or 3 good spawns in a … [Read more...]
The Court Theater
(Remembering life as a boy in Lewisburg, WV, an amazing town and an amazing time to live) There was just one movie theater in Lewisburg when I moved from Beckley – the Court Theater. It was located, naturally, on Court Street, about a half block from Washington Street, the main thoroughfare through town. The Court Theater served as a major hub of social activity for young and old … [Read more...]
Golfers Lose Friendly Voice
The local golf and sports community has lost a powerful voice -Jerry Ratcliff, former Sports Editor for the Charlottesville Daily Progress. I say former because the Daily Progress in their infinite wisdom has decided that after three and a half decades of loyal service and splendid columns that they part ways with Jerry Ratcliff. Jerry was new on board when I first began writing outdoors … [Read more...]
Fish and Chips at Bonefish
Unlike the French and Italians, the British aren’t known for their culinary skills. When Kidney Pie is one of your top dishes, you know you’re in trouble. But one thing the Brits do well, and are famous for, is Fish and Chips. Fish and Chips was a blue-collar staple for the English working men. They used white fish caught in trawlers in the North Sea, then fried the fish, served them with potatoes … [Read more...]
Landscape Lighting Beautifies As Well As Illuminates
“Grazing, Shadowing and Silhouetting” are a few of the terms that we use at Nancy B’s House of Lights to create effects by utilizing landscape lighting. They each have a positive effect and help to dramatize an interesting shaped object, whether it is a tree, a statue or the exterior of your home. Creating a focal point is most accomplished by uplighting. Wall washing is a technique that refers to … [Read more...]
Healthy Oven Fried Chicken
Fried chicken! There, I’ve said it and now, if you’re like me, once the thought of succulent, crispy hot and oozing-with-goodness fried chicken gets in your mind – it’s over. You simply must have fried chicken for dinner. Probably that night. Fried chicken is one of the tastiest dishes of all, but it’s an artery clog waiting to happen. Unless you can make do with one piece of fried chicken, … [Read more...]
Scarlet Tanagers
It’s been a good spring for local birders. Leah Leffler and I both had Indigo Buntings pay us a visit. In fact, she still has them. I also had a flock of Cedar Waxwings stop by for a birdbath and Sue Overton saw a rare Blue Grosbeak at her feeder in Waynesboro. Another bird-watching friend, Sherman Shifflett recently saw a Scarlet Tanager perched in a nearby pine tree beside his house in Louisa. … [Read more...]
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