“Come look at all the bees!” my wife had called. “What kind of bees?” I asked, wanting to make sure this backyard visit was worth missing part of the football game I was watching. “Honey bees?” she exclaimed. And they were! Real live honeybees, by the dozens, flitting their way between blooms on what was for us at that time an unidentified flowering plant. Our son Jimmie had given us … [Read more...]
Special Musical Leadership Program
The Charlottesville Municipal Band would like to invite you to attend a special program they are sponsoring, and it’s free of charge. Come and join the Notre Dame Club of Charlottesville and the Charlottesville Municipal Band on Sunday, October 8th, at 2 p.m. and welcome Notre Dame Professor of Music and the Head of the Notre Dame Bands, Dr. Kenneth Dye, as he presents his lecture, “Musical … [Read more...]
What a Floozie
(Ed. Note. Everybody likes pies. Especially yours truly. I am, in fact, the president of a growing organization called “There is no such thing a bad pie” club. Anyway, a year or so back Sherman Shifflett wrote this piece on a pie shop out his way. It is worth reprinting.) By Sherman Shifflett A couple of years ago the co-owners of Obrigado’s Restaurant in Louisa, decided to open a … [Read more...]
Peninsula Report
By Dr. Ken Neill, III Tautog catches have been very good for those targeting sheepshead at the CBBT. There are lots of small striped bass in the bay. Last fall, they were mostly too small to keep. This fall, there will be numerous 20-plus inch available. We are having a very good spot run. Nice spot are being caught in all of the rivers and inlets. Speckled trout and puppy drum are on … [Read more...]
Fish Turning On
The best bite of the entire year in fresh water often comes with the first few downward ticks of the thermometer. Instincts tell fish that their meals could be few and far between when winter arrives if for no other reason than it’s just too cold to chase bait. So don’t put those rods and reels away just yet. Lots of fish are biting! Chickahominy River There is lots of striper … [Read more...]
Fall at the Beach
This will be a special edition of Cville Buzz, devoted to Beach Worshippers everywhere – those who like the feel of cool sand between their toes and those that recognize fall as an ideal time for an escape to the beach. Why fall? Because the crowds have dispersed, rates are lower, the weather is pleasant, the fishing is at its peak and – by damned – you deserve it. So pack your bags, take both … [Read more...]
Outer Banks Fishing
Now is the time to be on the Outer Banks when it comes to fishing. A long-time friend, Capt. Reese Stecher, docks his boat at Oregon Inlet, and can put his clients on puppy drum, speckled trout, flounder, bluefish, and many other species within a matter of minutes. He has been catching limits of both puppy drum and specks over the past 4 or 5 weeks. And soon, the rockfish will arrive, setting up … [Read more...]
Beach Music
Boomers own Beach Music. Those of us who lived in Virginia or the Carolinas, or those Boomers who may have vacationed in those spots in the late 50’s, the 60’s, and a little into the 70’s, remember Beach Music. We remember beach clubs and dance halls along the oceanfront at places like Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive, North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach in SC, or in Atlantic Beach or Carolina Beach in … [Read more...]
The Black Pelican
One of the great pleasures involved in any trip to the beach is eating out. On the Outer Banks, most all the seafood is fresh, caught by local fishermen and nothing beats fresh seafood. Nancy and I have a number of go-to places we eat including Kelly’s, Owen’s, Bass Nights, Darrell’s in Manteo, Fish Head’s, Tale of the Whale and Sugar Creek (formerly RV’s). On our last trip, we … [Read more...]
The Life of a Fiddler Crab
Next time you’re having a particularly rotten day and thinking that life has dealt you a bad hand, consider the fate of a fiddler crab. Last week while I was surf fishing at Nags Head, I looked down at my feet and saw little flicks of sand coming from a small hole. Intrigued, I continued to observe the spectacle underway. Finally, a tiny fiddler crab emerged from the hole and tossed … [Read more...]
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