Drowning Some Worms

It's never a bad day when you get to fish, or hang out at the beach and swim. We combine both, and had a great afternoon. There was an east wind, and as superstition has it, the fish will not bite. We did manage to get a few spot and hardhead. I let the boys pull in some small ones, and then they went swimming.

I wadded out a little to get past the rocks, but did not catch anything worth keeping

I gave up after a while because my back started to hurt. I was content to watch the boys swim for a while

If you have read my profile, you know that I had been in a rear end accident back in May, and with the back pain, and nerve damage to my neck and hands, I cant do to much anymore. Thursday the 14, is doctor day. We are hoping that they find a way to fix me. This pic is what it looks like when a chevy car hits a Ranger pickup at a stoplight. He admitted to be going 55 in a 45 when he hit me. I am glad my foot was on the brake.

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Mud Bog

I got a few video's from the mud bog at our county fair this past weekend. The first is my little brother in his F-150. This is pretty much a stock truck, he has removed the independent front axle and installed a solid front. It has headers and exhaust, and the original motor. Can't beat a FORD !




This is one of of our friends trucks that ran later on. The bog went into the night, and I heard he was only one of a few that made a full run. Just thought I'd share

Gephyrophobia ??

Everyone has fears. Little things that make your skin crawl, cover your eyes, and run screaming. But sometimes you cannot get away from the " impending doom " that lies before you, and you either face it head on, or enter the fetal position. The word gephyrophobia is the scientific word for fear of bridges, and my significant other suffers from this affliction. That being said, I had a Doctors appointment today, and to get there, we had to cross this bridge. I have been across it many times before, but she has only been across a few. As we approach, you can see her slide down into the seat a little at a time. It is not the height of the bridge, or the feeling of a swaying motion she thinks she feels. It is the fact that it is only a 2 lane bridge with only concrete barriers protecting you from going into the water. A single vehicle crossing this bridge is fine, but this is a heavily traveled road with many big trucks coming from the opposite direction. Not only are they very close when they pass, but the wind they produce as they go by will shake our car violently. This is the root of her fear, I believe, and the cause of her sitting in the floorboard. It's not the fact that I enjoy her phobia, or feel the need to make fun of it, but it does amuse me when we finally cross over and she regains her composure, and then hits my arm and says "shut up" before I say a word.

braggin time

Not to much happening today, so I thought I would brag on my garden. My boy's and I really love these Sugarbaby watermelons. I put these in in late May because of all the rain we were having around here. This one, and a couple more will be good to eat by this weekend

Here is one of my regular watermelons. These babies showed up about a week ago. I planted these late too, but I don't think it hurt them

I have been getting some squash, but only a couple at a time, They are growing all over the place now. If you take a close look, you can see the soil I am in is not the best. It has a lot of sand. I had been tilling in some good topsoil, trying to mix it in. I also tilled in some manure and a few oyster shells. It seems to be working good. Have fun everybody !

Beachy weekend

All the kids, except for our youngest, were scattered out among grandparents this weekend. So with one little boy in the house for a couple days, We thought that we could have a little quiet time together. Well, it didn't last long because my wife decided that we were going to babysit our niece for a few days. I thought it was a good idea, because she is only 3, and still needs a lot of attention, unlike our 2 boys who are very independent. We are only 5 minutes from the beach, and decided that we would take the little girl to the water and see how she would react. Last summer, she would have nothing to do with the water or sand.

Well as you can see, it was a whole new ballgame this year. She eased into the water a little, and then splashed and played with the sand. We were a little surprised, but when she saw her cousin jumping in the water, she had to give it a try.

The mud bog at the fair was Sunday. I could not run because of my auto accident, but my brother and my friends went and ran. I am hoping to get the pics together soon and will post them. I hope everyone had a great weekend, and got outside for a little while.