has kept me busy for the past few days, interfering with my blogging–both reading and posting. Trash is trash, but our bayou banks have more than last year due to the storm surge of Ike last fall. The fast-flowing water carries stuff for miles and miles, which often stops once it hits a high enough…
The weekend began with these guys getting ready for a kayak fishing tournament. The weather Saturday morning was just not that inviting for any kind of fishing; much less the kind where at some point in your trip you have to paddle against 35 mph winds. As I traveled down to the island for breakfast,…
Saturday morning weather was horrible for anything other than staying snug inside. But if I wanted to get any kind of story, I would have to pull myself out of bed in that warm, cozy camp and brave the elements. My plan was to head to the island for breakfast and just see where that…
Three years ago, a writer friend of mine who works for the Baton Rouge Advocate was pressed for time on a deadline and asked me to help him out. I wasn’t sure I could handle it–I was not a journalist. At that time, I had written a couple outdoor magazine articles but nothing for a…
Many of us have seen the great work done for families by Extreme Home Makeovers. Several of you have encouraged me to video our home and apply. Problem is, I feel very blessed and fortunate and don’t consider us as candidates because we don’t do great and wonderful martyr-like sacrificial things like most of those…
Some of you are still experiencing snow. I can’t even imagine that. And I certainly wouldn’t want to make you feel worse . . . but look what Termite and I discovered while we stacked some wood behind the shed today . . . Wild berries intertwined with purple vetch. Now, the question is, did…